Easy and delicious matar paneer recipe is made two ways. This curry taste delicious with roti or rice. Matar paneer recipe can be served with rice, pulao, lachha paratha, naan, roti or phulka.
Matar Paneer Recipe
I love peas a lot. I always have a bag of frozen peas in my freezer. It is always nice to eat peas and paneer together. Paneer is an Indian cottage cheese that is soft and it wont melt down when it is fried. This recipe is a green creamy dish that goes well will anything. This dish is very mild one, I have another method of making this dish that version is little bit spicer which is added in version 2.
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About Matar Paneer Recipe
Matar paneer recipe is made with paneer and peas cooked in a sauce. Popular sauce is an onion tomato based sauce. I have shared an onion tomato sauce version and a creamy green sauce recipe.
This matar paneer recipe goes perfectly well with rice, pulao or roti.
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Ingredients for Matar Paneer Recipe
Paneer
Paneer is known as cottage cheese. It is one of the favorite ingredient for most of the people to cook with. It is a cubed milk.
Green Peas
Fresh green peas in this curry add so much colour and taste. It adds a sweet bite to the curry.
Onions
Onions are fried till crispy and added in this curry to make it taste delicious. The onion adds the aroma and texture to the curry.
Tomato
Tomatoes are added for the colour, taste and texture. It adds a nice tangyness to the curry and taste delicious.
Cream
Cream is optional ingredient and is used in this first version to add a creamy texture.
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Matar Paneer | Matar Paneer Recipe | Matar Paneer Ki Sabzi Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 large Onion chopped finely
- 200 grams Paneer cubed
- 2 cups Frozen Peas
- 1 cup Coriander leaves / Cilantro
- ½ cup Yogurt
- ½ cup Milk / Heavy Cream
- 10 Cashew
- 2 Green chilli-2
- 1 tbsp Coriander powder / Malli podi
- 1 tsp Garam masala powder
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds / Jeera
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 3 tbsp Oil
Instructions
MATAR PANEER (CREAM SAUCE)
- Heat oil in a kadai and fry the paneer pieces till golden brown..Drain it and soak it in water till ready to use.
- Add cashews and onions in the remaining oil and fry till golden brown.
- Drain this and put it in the blender along with coriander leaves and green chilli and make it into a fine paste.
- Now add cumin seeds to the remaining oil and crackle it.
- Add the ground masala to this..Add coriander powder,garam masala powder,salt and sugar and mix well.
- Cook till oil separates.Throw in the frozen peas and peas and mix well.
- Add required amount of water and bring that to boil..Simmer and cook till the peas is cooked.
- Mix in the curd and milk in this...Bring this to boil and simmer for 5 mins.
- Serve hot with roti..
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Notes
Tips & Tricks
- Use fresh peas for best taste. But if it is out of season you can substitute with frozen peas.
- Homemade paneer taste delicious in matar paneer.
- You can adjust the spicy level in matar paneer totally to your taste.
- Matar paneer can be made and stored in fridge upto 2 to 4 days.
Serving Suggestions
Matar paneer recipe can be served with rice, pulao, lachha paratha, naan, roti or phulka.
Nutrition
Matar Paneer Recipe with Step by Step pictures
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| Grab your ingredients |
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| Fry paneer pieces and soak them in water till ready to use |
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| Fry onion and cashew in oil... |
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| Grind that with coriander leaves and green chilli |
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| Saute cumin in oil... |
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| add in the green paste and mix well.. |
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| add in coriander powder |
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| and some garam masala powder.. |
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| add in some salt and sugar |
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| cook till oil separates |
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| add in peas... |
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| and fried paneer pieces |
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| pour in some water and bring it to boil |
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| cook till the peas is cooked.. |
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| add in yoghurt |
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| add in milk or cream... |
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| simmer it for 5 min |
Version 2: Matar Paneer (Red Sauce)
This is my second way of making this delicious dish. This one is a little spicy and a tangy mutter paneer. If you want to see my mild and creamy version of mutter paneer click here. I made this one in pressure cooker since I used fresh peas...If you are using frozen u can just cook it on the kadai. Since I cooked both paneer and peas in pressure cooker, the paneer got nice flavour inside too, because you know that paneer is pretty bland right. This can be served with roti or rice. I think I served that with my Aromatic Rice Pilaf. So go ahead and try it.
Ingredients for Matar Paneer
- Onion-1 sliced
- Tomato-3 chopped
- Paneer-1 cup cubed
- Fresh Peas-1 cup
- Ginger-1 inch piece chopped
- Garlic-6 cloves
- Coriander powder/Malli podi-1 tblspn
- Chilli powder-2 tsp
- Turmeric powder/Manjal podi-1 tsp
- Garam masala powder-1 tsp
- Cumin seeds/Jeera-1 tsp
- Salt to taste
- Coriander leaves / Cilantro-for garnishing
- Oil-2 tblspn
How to Make Matar Paneer (Tomato Base)
- Heat 1 tblspn of oil and fry ginger and garlic...Add in onions and cook until golden brown.
- Add in tomato and mix well once...Throw this in a blender and make a fine paste.
- Heat 1 tblspn of oil in a kadai..Add cumin seeds and crackle..
- Add this blender masala and cook till oil separates.
- Add coriander, turmeric,chilli and garam masala powder and mix well..
- Add in fresh peas and paneer and mix well..
- Pour in required amount of water and bring that to boil..
- Transfer this to pressure cooker and cook for 3 whistle or cook on the kadai till the peas are cooked...
- Garnish with cilantro and serve with roti or rice.
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Fry ginger and garlic in oil...Add in onions and cook till golden...Throw in the tomatoes... |
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| mix well... |
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| Put that in the blender and puree it.. |
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| Crackle some cumin in oil... |
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| add in the blended masala... |
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| cook til oil separates from it... |
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| throw in the spices...coriander,chilli,turmeric and garam masala powder... |
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| add in the vibrant fresh peas... |
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| add in paneer pieces too.. |
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| mix all up.. |
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| pour water... |
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| transfer this to pressure cooker and cook till everything is beautifully cooked |
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| U only need some fresh roti or hot rice now.. |
Tips & Tricks
- Use fresh peas for best taste. But if it is out of season you can substitute with frozen peas.
- Homemade paneer taste delicious in matar paneer.
- You can adjust the spicy level in matar paneer totally to your taste.
- Matar paneer can be made and stored in fridge upto 2 to 4 days.
Serving Suggestions
Matar paneer recipe can be served with rice, pulao, lachha paratha, naan, roti or phulka.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is matar paneer healthy?
Matar paneer i made with paneer and peas which makes it relatively healthy dish.
Why matar paneer is famous?
The combination of peas and paneer makes it taste so delicious all around the world. So it is very popular.
Which is better matar paneer or paneer butter masala?
It is totally personal preference. Paneer butter masala is little sweet in taste but matar paneer can be made spicy as per your taste.
What does Matar mean Indian food?
Matar is green peas. it is a popular ingredient and is very healthy.
What is matar called in English?
Matar means green peas in english.
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I want some Paneer, I am sure it does not exist here. Love this recipe. Diane
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PJ
Looks creamy and delicious. We too love paneer and peas and this dish is sure to be a hit at home...
PJ
Looks creamy and delicious. We too love paneer and peas and this dish is sure to be a hit at home...
Gloria
Look nice!! gloria
Sharmilee! :)
Creamy n yummy gravy..looks yumm
Laxmi
Lovely.. Looks creamy.. I make this often..
Mijú
Que rico!!
Yo ayer también puse panner.
Porque lo comparas con el queso cottage???
Un saludito
harini-jaya
good one! rich and creamy!
anthony stemke
This is very nice. I must stock up on cashew nuts (have walnuts, almonds and pecans only) to make this. The sauce is great.
The pictorial is very helpful.
Dzoli
Oh this reach cashew sauce intrigues me to make it.Great dish:)
schmetterlingwords
What a creamy rich gravy... Just love it with some soft rotis 🙂
vaishali sabnani
it sure is a delicious one..love the pictorial....
Ira Rodrigues {cookingtackle*
i like paneer, especially paneer tika :)). i once tried mutter panner along with japati , yum
Draffin Bears
I also like peas too, fresh when they are in season, but frozen when not.
Thanks for sharing the recipe and will try this one day.
Happy weekend
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Carolyn
Srivalli
Looks very delicious Aarthi, love the rich look!
Kalyan
Paneer is one of my favourites anytime....looks delicious!
Usha
Love mutter paneer, especially the mutter in India. The green peas we get here in the US are sweet. Curry looks rich & yummy!
Pretend Chef
I've never had paneer before but it sounds so delicious. Looks really good too with the addition of peas. Yummy!
Kalpana Sareesh
even i can never live without a bag of peas, paneer n corn in my fridge this is a must try sure my fav dish ....love the green paste method..
RAKS KITCHEN
my favorite! Looks so rich and yumm!
Suma Gandlur
I have been loving all your curries with delicious and rich gravies.
Madhu
Hi Aarthi,
If we add milk then it gets curdled right. what to do not to get curdled?
Aarthi
@Madhuhis way it wont get curdled. The curry shouldn't be boiling while you add milk or you can take a small amount of curry and it with milk, then pour that to the curry, this way it wont curdle. This process is called tempering.
morri
I made it today. I like that the recipe uses a fresh coriander masala, it gives the dish such a lovely green colour.
By the way, the recipe says: "Throw in the frozen peas and peas". Shouldn't it say "peans and paneer"?
vineetaann
Aarthi, why do you put the fried paneer into water? does it help in maintaining its' consistency? also is the water at room temperature/cold/hot?
Aarthi
@vineetaannit is hot water, it makes the paneer soft
Anonymous
Hi arathy, lovely recipe. Can I add tomatoes instead of curd and fresh cream istead of milk?
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can use cream
Krishna Gopinath
Tried this recipe today and it ca me out really well. Thanks a lot
Unknown
Awsome recepie...
fiona george
I tried this recipe yesterday and it came out really well. Thanks for the recipe .
Purnima Selvamurugan
I tried this recipe tonight. Came out perfect with roti.. as usual your clicks with the procedure .. awestruck by your presentation..
Purnima Selvamurugan
I tried this recipe tonight. Came out perfect with roti.. as usual your clicks with the procedure .. awestruck by your presentation..
Vishesh Vishnani
Thanks for sharing, i made it & everyone loved it but quality of ingredients used to make dish also matters, in all paneer dishes Paneer quality is concern for me everytime i make any paneer dish & that's basic thing everyone should consider. Local stores doesn't provide fresh & soft paneer,