Punjabi Matar Paneer
Punjabi Matar Paneer is a North Indian curry consisting of a tomato based curry gravy with green peas and homemade panner cheese. The best part of this dish is the paneer soaking up the curry gravy. This is relatively simple to make and requires minimal cooking time. It tastes even better the next day if you happen to have any leftover.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1/2 medium white onion finely chopped
- 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 tsp cumin seed ground
- 1 tsp coriander seed ground
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp kashmiri chilli powder
- 1 lb tomatoes pureed
- pinch of sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1/2 tsp garam masala
- salt to taste
- 8 oz paneer cubed
Instructions
- Heat cooking oil in a large sauce pan over medium heat.Cook the onions for 12 minutes, making sure that they are golden brown in color.
- Add in the ginger garlic paste and cook for 2 minutes.
- Stir in the cumin, coriander, turmeric, and chilli powder. Cook for 2 minutes. You might need to add a splash or two of water to keep the spices from burning.
- Add in the water, sugar, salt, and tomato puree. Simmer on low for 15 minutes.
- Stir in the green peas and the garam masala. Cook for 2 more minutes.
- Add in the panner and cook for 2 more minutes.
- Serve with steamed basmati rice.
