Mutter Paneer

Mutter Paneer is the most frequently ordered dish in Indian restaurants. Now, you can also make this delicious recipe in your home. 

Ingredients :

500 gms paneer ( cubed )

200 gms shelled peas

2 large onions

3 medium tomatoes

1 tbsp ginger paste

2 tbsps garlic paste

2 tsps coriander powder

1 tsp cumin powder

2 tsps garam masala

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

2 green chillies chopped fine

6 tbsps of oil

1 1/2 cups water

Salt to taste

3 tbsps full cream

Coriander leaves chopped fine to garnish

              

 Preparation::

1. Grind onions into a fine paste in a mixie. Keep aside.
2. Next grind tomatoes into a fine paste and keep aside.
3. Heat 2-3 tbsp of oil in a pan and stir fry paneer cubes till golden brown. Transfer it to a plate and keep aside.
4. In the same vessel heat 3 tbsp of oil and add onion paste. Fry till raw smell goes.
5. Add tomato paste, ginger and garlic paste to this and fry for another 2 or 3 min.
6. Now add coriander, turmeric, cumin and garam masala powders and add green chillies. 
7. Stir continuously till oil seperates from the masala mixture.
8. Add peas and stir for 2 min.
9. Then add paneer, water and salt and reduce the flame to simmer. Cook till the gravy thickens.
10. When the gravy thickens as you desire, switch off the flame and stir in the full cream.
11. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.
12. It tastes delicious with naans, parathas and jeera rice.

Note :

If you are very diet conscious then add tofu cubes instead of paneer.