Recipe: Delicious Shahi Matar-paneer

Shahi Matar-paneer. This recipe of matar paneer is a shahi recipe and a very quick and easy recipe.tried and tested many many times by me. I assure you that you will like it. Matar paneer recipe with detailed steps and video is shared on the blog which is in shahi style commonly made all across north india mainly a punjabi dish.

Matar Paneer is an awesome side-Dish had along with roti, Chapathi, Naan and also goes excellent with rice. This dish is made with matar (Green Peas) and Paneer (Cottage Cheese) blend together. This particular matar paneer recipe is known as shahi matar paneer. You can cook Shahi Matar-paneer using 22 ingredients and 17 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Shahi Matar-paneer

1. You need 250-300 gm of paneer.
2. You need 1 cup of peas- fresh or frozen.
3. It's 1-1.25 cup of water or add as required.
4. You need 1/2 teaspoon of cumin seeds.
5. You need 1/4 teaspoon of turmeric powder.
6. Prepare 1/4-1/2 teaspoon of red chilli powder.
7. You need 1/4 teaspoon of garam masala.
8. Prepare 1 of tblspn malai or cream.
9. It's 1/2 teaspoon of sugar.
10. You need 2-3 of tblspn oil.
11. Prepare leaves of Coriander.
12. It's to taste of Salt.
13. You need 1/4 teaspoon of kitchen king masala.
14. You need of For masala paste:.
15. You need 3 of medium sized tomatoes - roughly chopped.
16. You need 2 of medium sized onion - Chopped.
17. It's 1-2 of green chillies.
18. Prepare 1/2 inch of ginger - Chopped.
19. It's 4-5 cloves of garlic- Chopped.
20. It's leaves of Roughly chopped Coriander.
21. You need 4-5 of cashew - Chopped.
22. Prepare 4-5 of whole black peppercorns(salute kali mirch).

Shahi means royal and the preparation will surely provide a royal treatment to your taste buds. The supple taste of the silky. Matar paneer or mutter paneer made in restaurant style with video & stepwise photos. Shahi Paneer is a super popular paneer dish where paneer is cooked in a rich and creamy gravy.

Shahi Matar-paneer instructions

1. In a grinder or blender take all the masala paste ingredients..
2. Grind all the ingredients to a smooth paste..
3. Now heat the oil or ghee.Add cumin seeds.Saute the cumin till they splutter..
4. Then add the masala paste.stirs well..
5. Saute for 10-12 min.or more on a low to medium flame till the oil separates from the paste..
6. Add all the dry spice powders.stir well..
7. Now,add malai or cream..
8. Stir and saute for a min..
9. Then add the peas or Matar.stir again..
10. Add water and season with salt..
11. Cover the cooker tightly and pressure cook till the peas are cooked. Cook for about 2 to 3 whistles or 9 to 10 min..
12. When the pressure drops on it's own, open the lid of the pressure cooker..
13. Add sugar..
14. Add paneer cubes. Simmer for 1 to 2 min.on a low flame or till the paneer cubes get cooked..
15. Don't overcook otherwise paneer becomes dense and hard..
16. Garnish it with coriander leaves..
17. Serve Matar-paneer with roties, prathas, naan and rice..

The gravy is little sweet, creamy and wonderfully aromatic. Everyone has their own way of making shahi. Matar paneer has paneer and matar/ green peas as main ingredients. I tried this recipe after I tasted this at my friend Sangeeta's place. Loved it very much and asked her the recipe for it.