Mutter Paneer

I am not very fond of paneer usually, but if I get good spicy mutter paneer with hot rotis or parathas then it makes a good lunch or dinner for me. So when my mother-in-law came to stay with me i made it first time with her guidence. It turned out well. So at times now i make this at home when i am bored of normal plain food. So here i share the recipe so that anyone can try it at home


Ingredients

Paneer - 200 grams
Mutter(Green peas) - 1 cup
Onion - 2 medium chopped
Tomato - 1 medium chopped
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
chilly powder - 1 tsp
garam masala - 1 or 2 tsp according to your spice level
kasoori methi - 1 tsp
cashew nut - 1 tbsp soaked and ground to a fine paste
Water - 1/2 cup
butter - 1 tsp
oil - 3 tbsp
salt - as required
corriander leaves - to garnish

First cut the paneer into small cubes and fry in one tbsp oil till they become a little firm.(Don't no fry too much since the paneer will become hard).Spread it on a tissue paper so that oil will be absorbed. Now in the same pan oil fry the chopped onions adding turmeric and little bit of salt. Once they turn golden brown, fry the tomamtoes also till they are mashed and the raw smell is gone. Now let it cool and grind to a fine paste in the mixer. Fry the paste in the remaining oil adding ginger garlic paste for one minute. Then add the other powders and kasoori methi and fry well. Now add the green peas so that it's coated with the masala well. (Frozen green peas is the best for this dish and will be cooked fast. If using dried green peas then it has to be soaked and boiled before itself) Then add the cashew paste and salt if required. Without adding cashew paste also you can make the dish but cashew brings a special flavour and taste to the dish).Add water and cover the pan and let it cook. After few minutes open the pan and check whether green peas is cooked well. Then add the fried paneer and stir well. Now you can switch off the stove and add butter on top of the dish and garnish with chopped corriander leaves.