Nothing speaks winter like a hot serving of delicious matar paneer, and who better to teach you than our very own Urmilaben Jamnadas Asher aka Gujjuben?
Ingredients:
2 cups of peas
200 gms paneer
4 spoons oil
3 Onions
2 Tomatoes
Cashew nuts
Dry melon seeds
4-5 garlic cloves
4-5 chillis
1/2 tbsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp red chilli powder
1 tbsp garam masala
1/2 tbsp cumin seeds
Finely chopped coriander
2-3 spoons butter
1 tbsp Kashmiri chilli
Chop onions, tomatoes, and heat them in 2 spoons of oil. Add garlic, cashew nuts, dry melon seeds, garlic and chilli to this. Cook it for 5-7 minutes.
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Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, and garam masala to this.
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Take the mixture and grind it to make a gravy. Let the gravy cool and transfer it to a bowl.
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Heat 2 spoons of oil and add cumin seeds, about 2 spoons of finely chopped onions, coriander, butter, Kashmiri chili, and boiled peas.
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Add the gravy and once oil starts releasing, add the paneer too.
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Top it off with some butter, and cook it for 2-3 minutes more and your matar paneer is ready. Serve hot.
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