Malai Mutter Paneer Recipe
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. Malai Mutter Paneer is one such recipe.
Malai Mutter Paneer is an extremely popular recipes in India. As it is, Malai Mutter Paneer has a unique taste, which tends to linger on for a long time. This Paneer recipe is a rich and creamy dish; and has an additional flavor of fresh cream added to it, which makes a deadly combination of sorts. As a matter of fact, there are high chances that you would eventually get addicted to this mouth watering dish. This particular dish is one of the easiest among all the Paneer recipes and it is relished by everyone. With the absolutely amazing taste of Paneer and the magnificent flavor of soft green peas and the lavish use fresh cream this dish is truly irresistible.
Since it is such an amazing recipe, therefore today I would like to discuss this recipe with you. As it is, Malai Mutter Paneer is not a very complex recipe and is relatively easy to cook. Yet it does not compromise on quality or taste. In fact, when I learnt about its recipe, I was simply amazed at how could such a simple recipe taste so beautiful. So, without wasting any more time, here we go with the recipe:
Ingredients
- 400 gm Paneer, chopped into medium sized cubes
- 4 cups fresh peas’
- 1 cup fresh cream
- 6 tbsp of vegetable oil
- ½ cup crushed cashew nuts roasted
- 4 tomatoes
- 4 onions
- 4 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 2 tbsp poppy seeds
- 2 tsp masala powder
- 6 cardamoms
- 2 tsp red chili powder
- 2 tsp cumin seeds
- Chopped coriander
- Salt to taste
Preparation
- First of all, grind the onions, along with the poppy seeds and add it to the ginger garlic paste. Grind again, to make a fine paste.
- Now, take a pan and add 6 tbsp of oil and add some cumin seeds to it. Fry till they crackle. After this, add the above paste to it. Cook it for around 15 minutes, till it gets into thick gravy.
- Now add the peas to it and cover pan with a lid, allowing it to cook for 5 minutes.
- After this, add the fresh cream to the above mixture and cook for 10-15 minutes.
- After this, add the Paneer, cashews, chopped coriander and salt to it.
- Stir well and cook on low heat for 5 minutes.
- Your Malai Mutter Paneer is ready to be served hot.
Malai mutter Paneer goes best with Naan, chapatti, or Pulao. You can treat your friends with this magnificent dish. It is a perfect recipe for Sunday lunches.