Matar Paneer Veg Version (No onion No Garlic)

Among all task one of my tough job is to think about what to cook. For daily lunch and dinner this is the difficult job for all of us. In the Poush Sankranti day we used to have vegetarian food for the day. We dont even use the Onion and Garlic also. I prepared some simple Matar Paneer without onion and garlic. It’s really perfect for any veg day.

I made this dish with Paneer or Dry cottage Cheese, potato and Matar or Peas. Very easy to make but the taste is just too good. If you want you can add some chopped Cashew nuts also in the gravy.

Preparation time: 10 mint.
Cooking time: 20 mints.

Ingredients:

1.Paneer: 100 gm. (cut into cube size).
2.One medium potato (cut into cube size).
3.One tea spoon ginger and green chili paste.
4.One small chopped Tomato.
5.Peas: A hands full.
6.Turmeric powder, Cumin Powder, Coriander Powder, Red chili Powder (half tea spoon of each item).
7.Clove:2, Cardamom :2, Cinnamon: a small piece. One small bay leave, Few cumin seeds
8.Pinch of garam masala powder.
9.Salt and sugar as per taste.
10.Sunflower oil for cooking.
11. Half tea spoon of ghee.

Process:

Add some oil in a vessel and fry the paneer pieces till they become golden brown and keep them aside.

Now fry the potato pieces till they become golden brown and keep them aside.

Now add some more oil in a vessel. And add whole garam masala, cumin seeds and bay leave. 
After few seconds add the chopped tomato and cook for few mints.

Now make a mixture with all the spice powder and ginger and chili paste with some water and add them into the vessel with some salt and sugar.

After 3 to 4 mints add the frozen peas and cook till the oil come out.

Now add the fried potato and fried paneer’s and mix well with the masala. Add little warm water and cover with lid. Cook till the gravy become thick and the potato boiled properly.

Now remove the lid and add the garam masala powder and ghee. Serve hot with Rice, Polao or Roti.

Matar Paneer in Sonali's Way

We all are different human being that’s why the way of thinking are also different than other. While cooking all of us use some of our own technics. Like a simple dal becomes diffrent with the use of diffrent spices, like few peole add Cumin Seeds and few people add Radhuni. Same way Matar Paneer has so many different recipes. But the name is same.

Today I prepared Matar Paneer but recipe courtesy Sonali Bhattacharya. I am really blessed with such good friends who all are marvelous cooks. I used to cook Matar Paneer in some different way but after seeing her recipe I can’t stop myself to cook like her. What can I say about the recipe it’s heavenly with Paratha.

But this time I used my home made paneer. Usually I purchased from shop but this time I made it at home. May be its not perfect in shape but the taste is really good. 

Preparation Time: 10 mints.
Cooking time: 20 mints.
Serve for 2 people.

Ingredients:
1.Paneer : 150 gm.

2.One medium sliced onion.
3.One tea spoon ginger garlic paste.
4.One table spoon tomato puree.
5.One tea spoon poppy seeds, 8 to 10 cashew nuts, One tea spoon Charmagaz.
6.One Bay leaves, 2 cloves.
7.One table spoon frozen peas.
8.Two tea spoon Kashmiri red chili powder, Half tea spoon cumin powder.
9.One table spoon fresh cream.
10.Salt and Sugar as per taste.
11.Sunflower oil for cooking.

Process:

Dry roast all no 5 items as mentioned above and make smooth paste with them with little water.

Now add oil in a vessel and fry the sliced onions till they become transparent. Now make a smooth paste with the fried onions.

Now add oil in a vessel and shallow fry the paneer pieces. And keep them aside.

 
Now add some more oil and add the bay leaves and cloves after few seconds add the fried onion paste. Cook for some time now add ginger & garlic paste and cook till the raw smell goes off.

Now add cumin powder and Kashmiri red chili powder and cook till the oil separate. Now add the mixture and the frozen peas. Cook for some time.

Now add the fried paneer pieces with little warm water.

Cook till the gravy become thick. Before switch off the gas add the fresh cream and mix well
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Serve hot with Paratha or Naan enjoy your dinner.