VEGECENTRAL...Matar paneer

Welcome to my kitchen...Oh! sorry ...Welcome to your kitchen.
         Let me introduce myself.. I am Pratima  tiwari , a simple house wife having a loving husband and a cute beautiful daughter. This is my family , actually my introduction is incomplete without my family . My qualification is M.sc.(chemistry),  p.g.d.c.a. . , living in Gurgaon , India .
                    My subject was chemistry so I always heard that experiments are done in labs only but friends you know most of the time I realise that maximum numbers of experiment can be done in any kitchen only. No one can do beautiful, colorful, delicious experiment any where else as we can do in kitchen , and I always enjoy to do experiments with recipes  and  hope you will also enjoy it.

Then lets have fun with recipes... Starting with vegetables.

 Matar paneer-

Main course           -   veg

Preparation  time   - 20 minuts

Coocking time       -  30 minuts

Serves                    -  4 persons

 

INGRADIENTS--

 

Peas  (matar)           - 1/2 kg

Paneer                     - 300 g

Onion                     - 2 large (chopped )

Tomato                   - 1 large (puree)

Ginger                     - small piece

Turmeric powder     - 1/2 spoon (small)

Coriander powder    - 1  full spoon

Red chilli powder or green chilli paste - 1 spoon

 Garam masala          - 1/4 spoon

 Ghee or oil               - 250 ml

 Salt                           - According to taste

 

Process-

• Cut the paneer into strips or cubes.
• Heat sufficient ghee in a kadai and deep-fry till light brown.
• Peel, wash and chop onions and ginger finely.
• Heat two tablespoons ghee in a pan and add paste of onion and ginger.
• Saute till lightly browned. Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder (or green chilli paste), coriander powder, salt and tomato puree then after a minut add  peas and cook for 5 minuts.
• Add a little water, till the peas are tender and a little gravy remains. Add the fried paneer, garam masala powder and boil for five minutes.
• Your delicious matar paneer is ready , Serve hot with chappatis or rice.