Matar Paneer recipe ; Restaurant style

 Ingredients for Matar Paneer

Paneer                              200 gram

Onion                               2 (chopped)

Garlic Cloves                  10 to 12

Ginger                             2 inch

Green peas                      1/2 cup

Tomato puree                  1/3 cup

Bay leaves                       1

Dry red chilly                  1

Black cardamon               1

Cumin seeds                     1/3 tbsp

Turmeric powder              1/3 tbsp

Red chilly powder            1.25 tbsp

Cumin powder                  1/2 tbsp

Garam masala                   1/3 tbsp

Dry fenugreek leaves        1/2 tbsp

Cooking oil                       4 tbsp

Salt to taste

How to make Matar Paneer

Turn on the flame, heat a pan and add oil let the oil heat, add paneer fry it for on medium flame. Once it is fried a bit, take it out. Add 2 onion, 10 garlic cloves and 2 inch ginger. Cover it for  3-4 minutes on medium flame turn off the flame and let it cool down.

Put in the grinding jar (do not add water) grind it into paste turn on the flame, heat a pan and add oil (let the oil heat properly) Add bay leaves dry, red chilly and black cardamon add 1/3 tbsp of cumin seeds fry it for few seconds on medium flame. Add 1/4 tbsp of turmeric powder , add 1.25 tbsp of red chilly powder, add 1/2 tbsp of cumin powder, add 1/2 tbsp of coriander powder, garam masala powder 1/4 tbsp mix it well.

Keep the flame on low add the blended paste mix it well cover it and cook it for 5-7 minutes on low flame. Open the lid and stir it add 1/3 cup of tomato puree. Mix it cook it for 5 minutes on low flame(keep the pan cover) open the lid and stir it. Add 1 cup of water mix it well.

Add 1/2 cup of green peas add salt to taste mix it well cover it and cook it for 8-10 minutes on low flame open the lid and stir it. Add fried paneer, mix it well cover the pan and cook it for 8-10 minutes. Open the lid and stir it , add dry fenugreek leaves(kasuri methi) cover it and cook it for another 2 minutes. Turn off the flame. Take it out in a serving plate.