Mutter Paneer is a tomato-onion based spicy gravy topped with peas and paneer. Usually I prepare the tomato-onion paste, that is the base ingredient for this dish, during the weekend and freeze it. It is very versatile and can be used for a plethora of dishes! On a lazy day, I just throw in the frozen paste and whatever vegetables available and some spices and there, a nice side dish in just a matter of minutes! It can be yummily served hot with rotis or just plain cooked rice.
Mutter Paneer
Servings 2
Ingredients
Gravy
- 200 gr Frozen Peas
- 150 gr Paneer cubed
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1 tsp Ginger-Garlic Paste
- 1 tsp Tumeric Powder
- 1 tsp Garam Masala
- 1 tsp Coriander/ Dhaniya Powder
- 1/2 tsp Cumin/ Jeera Powder
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 tsp Salt
Tomato-Onion Paste
- 1 cup Red Onions Chopped
- 1 cup Tomatoes Chopped
- 3 long Green Chili Slit
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
Instructions
Preparation
- Cube Paneer and keep aside.
- Roughly chop tomatoes and red onions.
- Make a small slit on the green chilis
Tomato Onion Paste
- Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan, add green chilis, saute onions until it becomes translucent.
- Add Tomatoes, saute until it becomes soft and mushy.
- Grind the sauteed vegetables to form a paste. Do not add extra water.
Gravy
- Heat 1 tbsp of oil in the same pan and add paneer cubes. Saute until the cubes become golden. Remove the paneer cubes from the pan and keep aside.
- In the same pan, add cumin seeds/jeera.
- Once cumin seeds start spluttering add ginger-garlic paste.
- Add turmeric powder followed by frozen peas and add the ground tomato onion paste.
- Add salt and the spices – garam masala, dhaniya and jeera powder
- Cook till gravy thickens and oil surfaces.
Notes
Always fry spices in low flame. This will ensure that the taste is not lost.