Matar Paneer

I miss the old blogging days when I had loads of anecdotes and better writing skills. Right now my attention is at my little one Rohan who is sleeping (and bursting into little cries), so pardon my writing skills.

Paneer....love it!....I LUV PANEER....and I constantly yearn for it (like some nonvegetarians yearn for CHICKEN).....However, most of the paneer recipes are Mughlai and these recipes require a long list of ingredients and the process is very long. But here is one recipe that can be made in a jiffy. I usually make this in 30 minutes.

Matar Paneer

Matar Paneer has been featured on my fellow bloggers Web site and I have tried most of them. I apologize if this recipe sounds plagarised. This recipe is totally from my trial and errors. As little Rohan keeps me glued more on him and less on other blogs, I am at a dearth of time to name the other blogs. But I thank all my fellow blogger friends who inspire me constantly with their hard work on creating and sharing wonderful recipes. A VERY BIG HUG TO ALL OF YOU!

Coming back to the recipe, it serves two people at my abode.

Ingredients

• Paneer, 100 gm (microwave 1 cup water for 2 minutes and put the paneer pieces to soften if using frozen ones)
• Peas,1 cup (microwave 1 cup water for 3-4 minutes and put the peas to blanch if using frozen ones)
• 1 Onion, chopped finely
  
• 2 medium-sized tomatoes
• 3-4 garlic cloves
• an inch of ginger
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
  
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tablespoon kasuri methi
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
  
• loads of chopped coriander leaves

Method

1. In a blender, grind the tomatoes, garlic, and ginger. Keep aside the paste in a bowl.
2. Now in hot pan, add some oil and after a minute add the cumin seeds.
3. When they crackle, add the onion and saute for a while till they turn pink.
4. Now add the ground paste and mix well.
5. After 2 minutes, add the chilli, turmeric, and garam masala powders. Mix well and cook for 2 minutes.
6. When the mixture lets out the oil, add the kasuri methi and peas, some salt, and sugar. Cook till the peas are done.
7. Add the paneer pieces and mix well. Steam this for couple of minutes till the paneer is well coated with the masalas.
8. Serve hot with loads of coriander leaves as the garnish and hot with Rotis!