Recipe for Mutter Paneer
Ingredients
- Frozen peas – 1 cup
- Cottage cheese (paneer) – 8oz
- Heavy whipping cream – ? cup
- Onion – 1 large
- Red chili (cayenne pepper) flakes – 1 tbsp
- Curry leaves (kadi/kari patta) – 6-8
- Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
- Tomato paste – 2 tbsp
- Garlic paste – 1½ tbsp
- Cooking oil – ½ cup
- Salt to taste
Cooking Directions
Chop the onion finely.
Heat the oil in a wok. Drop in the kari patta (make sure they are dry!).
Add the onions and fry on medium heat till they turn a golden brown.
Now add the garlic and fry for a couple of minutes.
Add the turmeric, red chilli flakes, salt and cumin and stir.
After a minute or so, add the tomato paste and stir to combine all the spices and ingredients.
Now add the cream and continue stirring to mix it in.
Add 1/2 a cup of water and let the sauce come to a boil.
Now it’s time for the peas.
While the sauce reheats, cut the paneer into cubes.
Once the sauce is bubbling, add the paneer, give the dish a nice big stir so that the sauce coats the paneer and turn off the stove.
The dish is ready to serve.
by Pak101.com (few years ago!) / 914 views