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Friday, June 3, 2011

Mattar Paneer Masala (Mom's Recipe)



Ingredients

Paneer-500 grams
Mattar-500 grams

Masala

Onions-1
Tomotoes-2
Dhaniya powder-2 tsp
Ginger -1 inch piece
Garlic - 1/2 full clove( 7-8)
Red chilly powder- 1 tsp
Tumeric powder-1/2 tsp( optional- not recommended)
Malai/yogurt- 1 small katori (optional)

Curry

Salt- 1 tsp
Cumin seeds-1tsp
Water
Fresh coriander
Oil-2 cooking spoon

Recipe

1. Boil paneer with a cup of water so its done. Strain it from water and keep water aside.

2. Take ingredients of masala in a blender and blend it nicely.

3. Take oil in a cooker and then add cumin seeds till it splutters and then add the masala ingredients with salt to it. Cook masala till it leaves oil. Do masala on high flame if u wanna do fast and pan open and keep adding water to it. One can use a closed pan with some outing to escape air too to do it and use low flame if u want to leave for some time. Add malai at this time and fry nicely.

4. Add peas to the done masala and fry it nicely by adding few drops of water. Add more water about 2 cup water or more depending on curry one wanted and paneer water and then give 2-3 whistles so peas gets done.

5. Add coriander leaves and let it boil and then add paneer in end and cook for 1-2 minutes and close lid for it to be done.

6. Mattar paneer is ready.

Home made paneer

Take milk and boil it and when its boiling sqeeze a lemon in it. Once it breaks , collect the milk in a muslim cloth and tie it and then press the cloth and shape with one hand and then use a marble or heavy object to press and make it thin. then place the cloth in a utencil and play a heavy object like the chakla on it and stay it overnight. In the morning take it out and cut according to desired pieces.


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