Cottage Cheese cooked with green peas is one of the popular and sought after dish. Please find the detailed recipe here.
How to make Matar Paneer in Kashmiri style:
Objective: Learn how to make Cottage Cheese and Peas.
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 15-20 minutes
Total time: 25-30 minutes
Servings: 5-6
Cuisine: Indian (Kashmiri)
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Cottage Cheese cooked with green peas is one of the popular and sought after dish. Please find the detailed recipe here.
Ingredients:
Recipe Specific Ingredients:
Cottage Cheese: 500 Gms
Peas : 500 gms
Onions: 2 medium sized
Tomatoes: 2 medium sized
Spice Ingredients:
Asafoetida: 1 pinch
Cumin Seeds: 1 tea spoon
Turmeric Powder: 1/2 tsp
Ginger Powder: 1 tsp
Fennel Powder: 2 tea spoons
Coriander Powder: 1/2 tsp (Optional)
Pepper Corn: 1 tsp
Big Cardamom: 3-4 Pieces
Cinnamon: 1 piece of 1 inc
Cloves: 3-4
How to Prepare for Matar Paneer recipe:
Clean and wash the Peas.
Chop the onions and make the tomato puree.
Grind 1 piece of cinnamon, 3-4 Big Cardamoms and 1 tsp of pepper corns to powder.
Cut the cottage cheese into pieces.
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Fry the cheese in a pan and take it out in a bowl of water. This way the extra oil will be drained and cheese will remain soft.
How to cook Matar Paneer (Cottage cheese and peas)
Heat some oil in a cooker.
Add 1 pinch of asafoetida and 1 tsp of cumin seeds and saute it well.
Add chopped onions and fry till translucent.
Add 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp Red Chilly Powder, 2 tsp Fennel Powder, 1 tsp Ginger Powder and 1 tsp Salt. Mix it well
Add little water so that the spices do not burn
Add the freshly made tomato puree and green peas.
Add little water and mix well.
Cover the lid of the cooker and wait for the whistle. and remove the lid.
Add the cheese to the cooker and mix it well.
Add the grinded masala.
Add little water and let it come to boil.
Cover the lid and let it simmer for 4-5 minutes.
Add coriander leaves and mix again. and turn the flame off.
Dish it out and garnish with with green coriander leaves and it is rready to serve.
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