Paneer Matar Makhani
Description
Cottage cheese in a yoghurt sauce
Ingredients
- 2 cups paneer (cottage cheese) diced into cubes and fried till lightly browned
- 1 cup fresh onion paste
- 2 cups finely chopped tomatoes
- 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
- 1 tsp tomato paste
- 2 tbsp plain yoghurt
- 1 cup peas
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- salt, to taste
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
- ½ tsp red chili powder
- ½ tsp coriander powder
- ½ tsp garam masala
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- Chopped coriander leaves for garnish
Procedures
- Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds. Add onion paste and fry till paste starts to dry.
- Add ginger-garlic paste and tomatoes and cook till tomatoes pulp nicely.
- Add salt, turmeric, red chili powder, coriander powder and 1 tsp of tomato paste. Allow to come to a boil. Add water to get desired gravy consistency.
- Add yoghurt and let the gravy come to a boil.
- Add fried paneer pieces and peas and cover cook for 5 – 7 minutes.
- Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and a sprinkle of garam masala.
Recipe by Hooked on Heat
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