Matar Paneer Recipe, How to Make Mutter Paneer

Matar Paneer Recipe, How to Make Mutter Paneer

Matar paneer is a delicious dish made by cooking paneer and green peas in spicy onion tomato masala. This recipe will give you restaurant style creamy & rich matar paneer. It tastes amazing to serve with rice, naan or paratha. Stovetop and instant pot instructions included.

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Prep10 min
Cook35 min
Total45 min
Servings1
Difficultymedium

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp(15 ml) oil
  • 1green cardamoms ((, omit if you don't like, read notes 1)), optional
  • 3(8 grams) garlic ((medium sized cloves ))
  • 1 pinch(8 grams) ginger (( & / )), peeled sliced chopped
  • 1 cup(110 grams) onions ( (1 large or 2 medium, weighed after chopping)), cubed
  • 1.5 cup(340 grams) tomatoes ((2 to 3 large, fine )), chopped
  • 12(20 grams) cashewnuts ((or soaked almonds or sub with ¼ cup heavy cream/double cream))
  • 0.5 tspsalt ((¼ to ⅓ tsp more to adjust at the end))
  • 0.25 cupplain yogurt/ curd ((, or sub with 1 tablespoon tomato paste)), optional
  • 1.5 tbsp(22 ml) ghee
  • 1 pinchcinnamon piece ((dalchini, )), optional
  • 1 smallbay leaf ((tej patta, )), optional
  • 0.25 tspTurmeric
  • 0.75 tspKashmiri red chili powder ((adjust )), to taste
  • 0.75 tspgaram masala ((adjust )), to taste
  • 0.5 tspCoriander Powder
  • 1 cup(160 grams) green peas ((matar, frozen or fresh, read notes))
  • 1 cupwater ((adjust as required, read notes))
  • 1green chili (( & slit, )), deseeded optional
  • 8.82 oz(8 to 9 oz) paneer (( to ¾ inch)), diced
  • 1 tspkasuri methi ( (dried fenugreek leaves))
  • 1 tspsugar ((, to balance the flavors)), optional
  • 2 tbspcoriander leaves ((cilantro, fine )), chopped
  • 0.25 cup(60 ml) heavy cream ((/ double cream, or use more to omit cashews)), optional

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preparation

  2. 2

    How to make Matar Paneer

  3. 3

    Instant Pot Matar Paneer