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How to Make Mutter Paneer

No discussion on Paneer recipes is complete without Mutter Paneer. Mutter (green peas) when combined with Paneer (Indian cottage cheese) along with several ingredients and cooked up in a proper way ends up in a magical recipe. Mutter Paneer is by far one of the most popular dishes in India. In fact, you will hardly come across a North Indian wedding, which does not serve Mutter Paneer.

With the passage of time, several variants of this finger licking recipe came up and amazingly most of them were equally good, in fact at times surpassing the original recipe in taste as well as nutrition value. As it is, after tasting several variants, I was pretty impressed with this particular recipe, which I found to be particularly appealing.

Therefore today I would like to discuss this recipe with you. As it is, Paneer Mutter is not a very complex recipe and is relatively easy to cook. Yet it does not compromise on quality or taste.

Ingredients

  • 1 kg Paneer cubed into small pieces
  • 400 gm of  shelled peas
  • 4 large onions
  • 5 medium tomatoes
  • 2 tbsp ginger paste
  • 4 tbsp garlic paste
  • 4 tsp coriander powder
  • 2 tsp cumin powder
  • 4 tsp Garam Masala
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 4 green chilies chopped fine
  • 12 tbsp of oil
  • 3 cups water
  • Salt to taste
  • 6 tbsp fresh cream
  • Coriander leaves chopped fine to garnish

Preparation

  1. First of all, grind onions into a fine paste and set aside.
  2. Now grind the tomatoes into fine paste and keep aside.
  3. After that, heat 4-6 tbsp of oil in a pan and fry the Paneer cubes till they turn golden. Set the cubes aside once they turn golden in color
  4. Now heat 4-6 tbsp of oil and add the onion paste. Fry till it turns light brown.
  5. Add tomato paste, ginger and garlic paste and fry for another 2 minutes.
  6. Now, add the coriander, cumin, turmeric and Garam Masala powders, green chilies and fry. Keep frying till the oil begins to separate
  7. After this, add the peas to it and fry for 2-3 minutes.
  8. Now, add the paneer cubes, water and salt. Cook on a low flame, till the gravy turns thick.
  9. Now add fresh cream to it and stir well

Garnish with coriander leaves. Your Mutter Paneer is ready to serve.

Mutter Paneer is an excellent recipe and goes well with Naan, Paratha and chapatti. So, enjoy this recipe from the kitchens of India.

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