Matar Paneer Recipe/Mutter Paneer Recipe

Matar Paneer is a popular North Indian dish made of  Cottage Cheese, Green Peas and some spices.

This delicious dish is made in numerous ways across the India. There have different recipes of Matar Paneer for the reason Matar Paneer in every home and restaurant tastes different. Today I brought you a best Matar Paneer Recipe. Lets take a look how to make Matar Paneer recipe at home easily. 

Ingredients for making Matar Paneer Recipe:

• Paneer: 300 grams
• Green Peas : 1 cup
• Tomato Paste: 2 pcs
• Chopped Onion: 2 medium size
• Turmeric Powder: 1/2 tsp
• Cumin Powder: 1 tsp
• Coriander Powder: 2 tsp
• Kashmiri Red Chilli: 1 tsp
• Garam Masala Powder: 1/2 tsp
• Ginger Paste: 1 tsp
• Garlic Paste: 1 tsp
• Bay Leaf: 1 pcs
• Cumin Seeds: 1 tsp
• Dry Red Chilli: 2 pcs
• Green Chilli: 4 pcs
• Kasuri Methi: 1 tbsp
• Chopped Coriander: 1 handful
• Salt: as per taste

How to make Matar Paneer Recipe (Instructions):

1. First of all take 300 grams of paneer and cut it into pieces.

2. Now cut 2 tomatoes into four slices. Now take these chopped tomatoes in 1 mixer and add 4 raw chillis to it and paste it.

3. Then heat a pan and add some refined oil to it. When the oil is hot add the paneer to it.

4. Now add 1/2 tsp salt and fry the paneer.

5. After frying, put 4 tbsp oil in the pan, and add 1 bay leaf, 2 dry chilli, 1 tsp cumin seeds and fry for 15-20 sec at medium flame.

6. Now add chopped onion and fry it for 7-8 minutes at medium flame.

7. After frying add 1 tsp ginger paste, 1 tsp garlic paste and fry it for 2-3 minutes at medium flame. 

8. Now reduce the flame and add 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp cumin powder, 2 tsp coriander powder, 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp garam masala powder and add a little water on it and grined the spices very well. 

9. Again add more little water on it and grined the spices very well for 4-5 minutes at medium flame.

10. Now add tomato paste on it and add 1 tsp salt (as per taste) and mix it well and cook it for 5 minutes.

11. After 5 minutes add green peas on it which is one of the main ingredient of the recipe and cook it for 4-5 minutes.

12. After 5 minutes add 1+1/2 cup water.

13. When the gravy starts boiling add the fried paneer on it and mix it well and cover it for 5 minutes at medium flame.  

14. After 5 minutes open the lid and add roasted kasuri methi on it and mix it well. 

15. Now turn off the oven and spread chopped coriander on it.

16. Finally the Matar Paneer Recipe is ready to serve.