Butter Paneer Mattar
by swati_verma
04 Aug 2011
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Butter paneer matar is a tempting paneer or cottage cheese recipe with succulent paneer cubes simmered with peas in a butter laden(makhani) gravy. Yummy paneer recipe! share your favorite paneer recipe online.
Butter Paneer Mattar recipe - How to make Butter Paneer Mattar
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Makes 4 servings
1 1/2 cups paneer (cottagte cheese) cubes
1/2 cup green peas
1 large onion
1 tbsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste
1 slit green chilli
1 cup tomato puree
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1 cardamom (elaichi)
2 tbsp coriander (dhania) powder
3/4 tbsp garam masala powder
1/4 tbsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1/4 cup fresh cream
4 tbsp butter
2 tbsp oil
chopped coriander (dhania) for garnishing
Method
- Method
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add the cumin seeds, clove, bay leaf and cardamom and saute for 10 seconds.
- Add the onions and ginger-garlic paste and saute for 2 minutes.
- Add the tomato puree, mix well and saute till the mixture becomes dry.
- Add the rest of the masala powder and saute until oil separates.
- Add green peas and mix well. Keep aide.
- In a separate kadhai, melt butter and fry paneer and green chilli until paneer turns golden.
- Add paneer with the left over butter in kadhai to the cooker, add the cream and salt, mix well and pressure cook for 2 whistles.
- Serve hot garnished with coriander.
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