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Matar paneer (no onion garlic)

This delicious matar paneer (no onion garlic) is an under 30 minutes recipe and makes use of simple Indian spices. It is also a easy and quick recipe that you can also make when you have guests over
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 7 people
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Side Dish
Cuisine: Bengali, Punjabi
Calories: 313
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 250 g paneer cut in cubes
  • 1 cup peas frozen or fresh
  • ΒΌ cup cashews soaked in water for 15 minutes
  • 2 medium tomatoes finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp coriander powder
  • 1 tsp cumin seed powder
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp red chili powder
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp ginger grated
  • 1 inch cinnamon
  • 2-3 cloves
  • 2-3 cardamoms
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 dried red chilis
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp hing asafoetida
  • 1 tbsp ghee
  • 1 tbsp kasuri methi toasted
  • 2 tbsp coriander leaves
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • salt to taste

Equipment

  • Shallow cooking pot

Method
 

  1. Heat the oil and the ghee together. When the ghee melts, add all the whole spices
  2. Once they turn fragrant, add the hing and mix well
  3. Make a paste of the grated ginger, turmeric powder, cumin seed powder, coriander powder, red chili powder along with 4 tablespoons of water
  4. Add this to the cooking pot, over medium flame. Stir and cook until the oil separates
  5. Then add the chopped tomatoes, sugar and salt. Mix and cook until the tomatoes turn mushy
  6. When the tomatoes are well cooked add the peas, cashews and 1 cup hot water. Cover and cook for 3-4 minutes more and then add the diced paneer, mix gently and cook covered for another 5 minutes
  7. Switch the flame off and sprinkle the garam masala, kasuri methi and coriander leaves. Keep covered for 5 minutes and mix well, before serving
  8. Serve the delicious matar paneer (no onion, garlic) with your choice of rice and/or flatbreads. Enjoy!
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Notes

  • You can also shallow fry the paneer pieces before adding it to the curry
  • Increase the amount of water to be added if you want more of a curry
  • The sugar will help balance the acidity of the tomatoes
  • tbsp - tablespoon
  • tsp - teaspoon