Friday, March 11, 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 comments:

Swathi said... Reply To This Comment

Delicious matter paneer Priya.

Reshmi Mahesh said... Reply To This Comment

Wow...very bright and flavourful...

FunWidFud

SpicyTasty said... Reply To This Comment

Love the paneer mattar.

KrithisKitchen said... Reply To This Comment

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

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Suja Manoj said... Reply To This Comment

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

Shobha said... Reply To This Comment

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

Sravs said... Reply To This Comment

So perfect and colorful !!!

Simplyfood said... Reply To This Comment

This gravy looks so rich and tasty.

Satrupa said... Reply To This Comment

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... Reply To This Comment

One of my favorite dish, looks so tempting.

swapna said... Reply To This Comment

Love this anytime....looks delicious!!

Reshmi said... Reply To This Comment

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

Anonymous said... Reply To This Comment

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

Alessandra said... Reply To This Comment

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... Reply To This Comment

So creamy and delicious.And so very tempting.

Shanavi said... Reply To This Comment

very colourful and yummy, very inviting Priya

FewMinute Wonders said... Reply To This Comment

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

Cham said... Reply To This Comment

That curry got the vibrant color! Good one!

aipi said... Reply To This Comment

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


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aipi said... Reply To This Comment

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


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Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

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

Prema said... Reply To This Comment

Wow priya awesome recipe...luks very tempting.

notyet100 said... Reply To This Comment

one of my fav curry,looks delicious..

GEETHA ACHAL said... Reply To This Comment

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Oriyarasoi said... Reply To This Comment

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

Prathima Rao said... Reply To This Comment

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

Hari Chandana P said... Reply To This Comment

Looks spicy and delicious.. thanks for sharing !!

Indian Cuisine

Gayathri Kumar said... Reply To This Comment

Delicious. Great with rotis and naan..

Hamaree Rasoi said... Reply To This Comment

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

Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi

Treat and Trick said... Reply To This Comment

Very healthy and delicious! Must try recipe...

http://treatntrick.blogspot.com

Raji said... Reply To This Comment

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

Anonymous said... Reply To This Comment

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 said... Reply To This Comment

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

Jaisy James said... Reply To This Comment

wow looks so spicy and colorful nice click too yummy

Tahemeem said... Reply To This Comment

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

Jeyashris Kitchen said... Reply To This Comment

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... Reply To This Comment

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

schmetterlingwords said... Reply To This Comment

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

Archana said... Reply To This Comment

Lovely recipe.

Soumya Vineeth said... Reply To This Comment

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

Menaga Sathia said... Reply To This Comment

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

MySpicyKitchen said... Reply To This Comment

Lovely color!

Plateful said... Reply To This Comment

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

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

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!

Pavani said... Reply To This Comment

rich gravy n delicious