Mutter or matar paneer recipe
Matar paneer is a popular North Indian cuisine made with cottage cheese, green peas cooked in delicious tomato gravy and spiced with garam masala. It goes well with rotis, naans or plain pulao.
Ingredients
- Paneer or cottage cheese - 200 gms (cut into small cubes)
- Onions - 2 (chopped finely)
- Tomatoes - 4 (chopped finely)
- Green peas - 1/2 cup
- Butter/Cooking oil - 2 tablespoons
- Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
- Cumin seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
- Ginger-garlic paste - 1 teaspoon
- Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon
- Coriander powder - 1 teaspoon
- Cumin powder - 1 teaspoon
- Red chilli powder - 1 teaspoon
- Garam masala powder - 1 teaspoon
- Kasoori methi - 1 teaspoon (crushed finely by hand)
- Chopped coriander leaves - 2 tablespoons
- Salt to taste
Method
Step 1
HOW TO MAKE MUTTER OR MATAR PANEER MASALA RECIPE Heat butter in a pan or a kadai. Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
Step 2
Once the seeds start spluttering, add ginger-garlic paste. Saute for few seconds. Add onions and stir fry till the onions become translucent.
Step 3
Then add chopped tomatoes and cook on a medium flame till they become little soft.
Step 4
Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and salt and mix well. Cook for 4-5 minutes on a medium flame.
Step 5
Add green peas and cook for another 5 minutes. Add little water if required if the gravy is too thick.
Step 6
Add paneer pieces and simmer for few more minutes.
Step 7
Add garam masala, kasoori methi and combine together. Add chopped coriander leaves and mix well. Switch off the flame
Step 8
Serve mutter or matar paneer hot with rotis or naans.