MATAR PANEER

Matar Paneer is a favorite of every vegetarian and so is mine. This recipe is quite a basic and simple one but still tastes amazing. Also, this is quite a quick recipe cooked in a pressure cooker and hardly requires several ingredients or too much time.

Food for the soul it is when served with steaming hot chapatis and of course legendary Sindhi PAPAD.

Recipe:
(Serves 3)

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup Green Peas/ Matar
• 3 Tomatoes, pureed
• 150 gm Paneer/ Cottage cheese cubed
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 3 Green chilies small cut
• Few curry leaves
• 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1 tbsp Red Chili powder
• 1 tbsp Coriander powder
• 2 tbsp Vegetable oil
• Salt to taste
• Fresh chopped coriander for garnish

Method:

• Heat oil in a pressure cooker and add cumin seeds - let it change color.
• Now add the tomatoes and green peas along with all the dry spices.
• Add green chili, curry leaves and cook for 5 minutes till you see that  the gravy stick to the base and water is almost dried up.
• Add some water and pressure cook for 3 whistle till the peas are nice and soft .
• Once done, open the lid of the pressure cooker and add the cubed paneer pieces and just add steam into pressure cooker - make sure not to let it whistle as the paneer gets chewy when cooked much.
• Garnish with freshly chopped coriander and serve with hot Roti or Steamed rice.

Notes:
The gravy of this dish is neither thick nor too watery, so try to balance with the water.

You can also fry the paneer pieces and then add into the gravy, and then just let it cook for a min in the gravy - no need to steam the vegetable.