Home Style Matar Paneer

Instructions

• Wash paneer really good and chop it into small pieces.
• Heat up mustard oil in a pan.
• Mustard oil gives that authentic taste to this recipe. You can use any other oil instead of mustard oil.
• Add paneer and shallow fry them until these turn nice golden from all sides.
• You can deep fry the paneer too.
• Take the paneer out into a dish.
• In the same oil add cumin seeds and let them splutter.
• Add bay leaves, cloves, black pepper and mix well.
• Add onion and fry on medium heat until it turns deep golden in color or about 6-7 minutes.
• When onion gets light golden color and ginger-garlic-green chili paste, turmeric powder and mix well.
• Cook for just about a minute.
• Add tomato and mix well.
• Cook for about 4-5 minutes until tomato gets cooked nice and soft and gets mashed with onion.
• Add red chili powder, garam masala and mix well.
• Cook for another 2 minutes.
• Add some water enough to make gravy, salt green peas and mix well.
• If you are using fresh peas the add peas in gravy and cook them for about 8-10 minutes in it.
• Add fried paneer and mix well.
• Cover and cook on medium heat for about 5-6 minutes.
• Turn off the gas and matar paneer is already.
• Matar paneer goes well with fulka, chapatti, roti or naan.