Matar Paneer Recipe (Punjabi Mutter Paneer)
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Dassana's Veg Recipes · by Dassana Amit★ 4.9 (220)

Matar Paneer Recipe (Punjabi Mutter Paneer)

NUTRITION · PER SERVING30M COOK
CAL 18%·PRO 28%
CARBS 26G28% OF CAL
3G FIBER20G SUGAR3G OTHER
FAT 23G58% OF CAL
7G SAT16G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

A classic Punjabi curry of paneer cheese and green peas in a spiced onion-tomato gravy. Flavorful and home-style, served with roti, naan, or rice.

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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 4
  • 3 tablespoons oil (or ghee)
  • ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder ((ground turmeric))
  • ½ teaspoon kashmiri chilli powder (or ¼ to ½ teaspoon red chilli powder or cayenne pepper or paprika)
  • ¼ teaspoon garam masala (or Punjabi garam masala powder)
  • 1 tablespoon heavy cream (or 1 tablespoon malai (clotted cream) or 2 tablespoons of light cream, optional)
  • 1 cup green peas ( (matar) - fresh or frozen, 130 grams)
  • 1 to 1.25 cups water (for stove-top pressure cooker and 1 cup water for Instant Pot)
  • salt (as required)
  • ½ teaspoon sugar (or add as required - optional *check notes)
  • 250 to 300 grams paneer ((Indian cottage cheese))
  • ½ teaspoon kasuri methi (- crushed, (dry fenugreek leaves))
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves ((cilantro))
  • ¾ to 1 cup chopped tomatoes (- 120 grams or 3 medium-sized)
  • ½ cup chopped onions (- 60 grams or 1 medium-sized)
  • 1 teaspoon chopped green chilies (or serrano peppers or 1 to 2 green chillies)
  • 1 teaspoon chopped ginger (or 1 inch ginger)
  • 1 teaspoon chopped garlic (or 3 to 4 medium-sized garlic cloves)
  • 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves
  • 10 to 12 cashews
  • 4 to 5 black peppercorns
  • 2 cloves
  • 1 inch cinnamon ((true cinnamon) or ½ inch cassia cinnamon )
  • 1 green cardamom (- optional)
  • 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
PREP
15M
SODIUM
429MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.