Paneer Mattar | Cottage Cheese with Green Peas Curry
Paneer mattar curry is a simply, super quick and protein packed meal option. It is a great side option for kids, pregnancy, vata and pitta imbalance. This recipe is a good source of B Vitamins and minerals as Calcium and Magnesium.
Servings: 4 people
Cost: $10
Equipment
- Heavy Bottom Pan
Ingredients
- 250 g Fresh Paneer
- 150 g Fresh or Frozen Green Peas
- 2 Medium Tomato
- 1 Medium Onion
- 3 Garlic Cloves
- 1½ inch Fresh ginger root
- 1 Dried Red Chili optional or sprinkle Black Pepper after cooking
- 1 Dried Bay leaf
- 1 Star Anise optional
- 1 Clove
- 2 tbsp Pure Oil for Cooking Ghee, Mustard Oil, Olive Oil, or Peanut Oil
- 1 tbsp Corn Flour optional if you wan to make the curry creamier
- 1½ tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1½ tsp Coriander Seeds Powder optional
- 1½ tsp Cumin Seeds Powder
- 1 pinch Asafetida or Hing
- 1½ tsp Rock Salt To Taste
- 3 cups Water For Cooking
Instructions
Preparing paneer and veggies
- Wash the paneer and press it a little to separate all water. Now cut the paneer into ½ inch cubes. Keep aside.
- Wash the green peas and keep aside.
- Pound ginger and garlic together to make paste
- Finely chop the onion and tomato. Keep aside.
- In a separate bowl, mix corn flour in 3 tbsp normal water and keep aside.
Cooking the curry
- Heat the pan and put 1 tbsp oil in it.
- Increase the heat and add paneer to it. Let the paneer be fried well on all sides by turning as required. Close heat and keep aside.
- Now heat the same pan again. There will be residual oil to be used for frying onion and garlic. If not, add some more.
- Once oil is slightly hot, add Asafetida, dried red chili, bayleaf, clove, and star anise. Stir for few seconds.
- Now add pounded ginger and garlic and onion. Stir till it turns golden brown.
- Now add salt, turmeric powder, cumin powder, and coriander seeds powder. Mix well for few more seconds.
- Now add chopped tomatoes and green peas to the pan. Mix well and cover for 2 mins.
- Now add corn flour, fried paneer, and water. Mix well and let it cook for 8-10 mins. Check that both paneer and green peas have turned soft.
- Serve with rice or chapati. Enjoy!
Notes
Make sure that paneer is soft and cooked well. If not, it is harder to digest and may lead to gas and bloating. In fact, when it is cooked well, it also tastes better :)