Methi Matar Malai Paneer

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Methi Matar Malai Paneer

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :15 Min

Cook Time : 20 Min

Total Time : 35 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 4
  • 200 g paneer/cottage cheese


  • ½ cup Kasuri methi


  • 1/3 cup green peas


  • 2 medium onions chopped


  • 1/4 cup tomato puree


  • 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste


  • ¼ cup milk


  • 1/3 cup cream/malai


  • Salt as required


  • ½ tsp turmeric powder


  • 1 tbsp red chili powder


  • 1 tbsp coriander powder


  • 1 tsp garam masala


  • ½ tsp cumin seeds


  • 1 bay leaf


  • 3 cloves


  • 1- inch cinnamon stick


  • 5-6 cashew nuts


  • 4 tbsp oil


  • 1 tbsp butter


  • ¼ cup coriander leaves

Directions

  • Heat oil in a pan, roast the cashew nuts until brown and keep aside. Add bay leaf, cloves, cinamon,cumin seeds and sauté for a minute.
  • Add chopped onions, salt and sauté until soft.
  • Put ginger garlic paste and fry until the raw flavor is gone
  • Later, add turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder and mix well.
  • Add tomato puree, green peas, mix well and cook until the oil oozes out.
  • Put the paneer pieces, mix well with the gravy and sprinkle half of the garam masala on the paneer pieces.
  • Cover and cook for 3-5 minutes so the paneer pieces could absorb all the flavors.
  • Open the lid, add milk, cream, some water and mix well.
  • Add Kasuri methi, remaining garam masala, mix well and cook until the gravy thickens.
  • Finally, add some butter, roasted cashew nuts, coriander leaves and turn off the flame.
  • Serve with hot chapatti or naan.