Friday 11 March 2011

Mattar Paneer

Dunno how i missed to post till today my favourite mattar paneer in my space..Most of us know that mattar paneer is a delicious side dish prepared using paneer and peas in a tomato based spicy gravy.. Its one of the famous North Indian food especially in Punjab, this mattar paneer is one of our family favourite dish, which i quite often prepare for our dinner to serve along with rotis or with naans...Probably mattar paneer is one among the popular side dish found all over India, a real feast for peoples like me who fond always for paneer..

Mattar Paneer

1cup Paneer (cubed)
1cup Green peas
1no Onion (chopped)
2cups Tomato puree (store bought)
1/2tsp Sugar
1tsp Ginger garlic paste
1tsp Cumin seeds + Shah jeera
1tsp Kasuri methi
1tsp Red chilly powder
1tbsp Coriander powder
1tsp Garam masala powder
1/4cup Cream
Oil
Salt
Chopped coriander leaves

Heat enough oil, fry the cubed paneer and keep aside, in the same pan fry the cumin seeds and shah jeera, than add the chopped onions,garlic ginger paste and sauté until the raw smell goes away, add the green peas,cook for few seconds, add now the tomato puree, garam masala,coriander powder, red chilly powder, kasuri methi,sugar and salt..cook everything in low flame for few minutes..

Add now the cream, fried paneer cook in low flame until the oil gets separates from the gravy, add the chopped coriander leaves and serve with rotis or naan...

45 Expert Thoughts:

Swathi said...

Delicious matter paneer Priya.

Reshmi Mahesh said...

Wow...very bright and flavourful...

FunWidFud

SpicyTasty said...

Love the paneer mattar.

Krithi's Kitchen said...

Rich and creamy... Prefect for naans... Lovely..

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Suja Sugathan said...

Flavorful and yummy paneer..the color is killing me..superb

Shobha said...

Yummy curry.... and such a nice colour...looks so inviting.

SravsCulinaryConcepts said...

So perfect and colorful !!!

simply.food said...

This gravy looks so rich and tasty.

Satrupa said...

That's my all time fav. I make it often but have never posted it. Yours looks absolutely creamy n delish. Perfect with Naan.

Cheers,
Satrupa

http://satrupa-foodforthought.blogspot.com

Sensible Vegetarian said...

One of my favorite dish, looks so tempting.

swapna said...

Love this anytime....looks delicious!!

Reshmi said...

oh I love paneer. And your dish looks thick, rich and creamy. I'm loving it!!

onlyfishrecipes said...

Thanks for your kind wishes Priya :-) Curry looks absolutely delicious !so colorful !

Alessandra said...

I always wanted to make this! Yesterday I made Palak Paneer for the second time, I am learning slowly to cook Indian Food (thanks to all those wonderful bloggers out there!) and since my kids love paneer next I should try to make Mattar Paneer!

Thank you

ciao

Alessandra

Vidhya said...

So creamy and delicious.And so very tempting.

Shanavi said...

very colourful and yummy, very inviting Priya

Srimathi said...

I love matter paneer a lot. I always make them when I have people over.

Cham said...

That curry got the vibrant color! Good one!

aipi said...

I love this anytime ..anywhere..A real classic!!


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aipi said...

I love this anytime ..anywhere..A real classic!!


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Sharmilee! :) said...

This is my fav curry...perfect for rotis...ur verison sounds good too

Premalatha Aravindhan said...

Wow priya awesome recipe...luks very tempting.

notyet100 said...

one of my fav curry,looks delicious..

GEETHA ACHAL said...

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Authenticoriyafood said...

Yumm...my fav dish!!! Looks so creamy and colorful.....wud love to polish it off with hot rotis!!

Prathima Rao said...

WOW...the gravy looks too damn delicious!!!this one`s my fav too!!
Prathima Rao
Prats Corner

Hari Chandana said...

Looks spicy and delicious.. thanks for sharing !!

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Gayathri Kumar said...

Delicious. Great with rotis and naan..

Hamaree Rasoi said...

Wow Gravy looks so creamy and rich. Would love to have this with roti

Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi

PALATABLE said...

Very healthy and delicious! Must try recipe...

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The Foodie said...

The colour of the dish is so inviting..looks so good.

onlyfishrecipes said...

you have such a wondrful blog Priya...this recipe looks absolutely delicious...there's an award galore waiting for you in my space...plz accept it !

Divya.M said...

wow...lovely pic...its really inviting.....yummmy....

Jaisy James said...

wow looks so spicy and colorful nice click too yummy

My attempt at The Julie/Julia project said...

Thats so colorful and i can feel the flavour from the photo.. yum :)

jeyashrisuresh said...

on seeing the title i was so surprised why u havent posted this yummy dish so far.
Nice version of matar panner.

Aruna Manikandan said...

my all time favorite ...
looks delicious dear :)

schmetterlingwords said...

Anything with paneer is my fav... Looks very inviting and creamy :-)

Archana said...

Lovely recipe.

Soumya Vineeth said...

Soon after my dinner, u hav made me hungry again, not fair! so much inviting!

S.Menaga said...

lovely colour & dish!! my fav one...

Usha said...

Lovely color!

Plateful said...

You've made the simple mattar paneer look so exotic, Priya! Lovely!

Now Serving said...

Lovely one dear am posting a paneer recipe this week too - Still waiting for your cake entry to my event, priya - I was reading the comments on the announcement page and you were planning to send one ... look forward!

G.Pavani said...

rich gravy n delicious