Aloo Matar Paneer Curry Recipe
Aloo Matar Paneer Curry Recipe is aloo matar curry made more tasty and fancy with the addition of paneer and mild spices. In order to increase the protein intake into your everyday diet we have added softly cut paneer cubes that goes very well with the combination.
Ingredients
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500 grams Paneer (Homemade Cottage Cheese)
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cut into cubes
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2 Potatoes (Aloo)
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boiled and diced
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1/2 cup Green peas (Matar)
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steamed
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1 cup Homemade tomato puree
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1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
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2 Green Chillies
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slit
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1/2 teaspoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)
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1/2 teaspoon Garam masala powder
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1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
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1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
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1 tablespoon Kasuri Methi (Dried Fenugreek Leaves)
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2 tablespoon Fresh cream
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Salt
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to taste
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Oil
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for cooking
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To Grind
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1 Onion
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finely chopped
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3 cloves Garlic
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1 inch Ginger
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1 cup Homemade tomato puree
Instructions
Step 1
To begin making the Aloo Matar Sabzi Recipe, we will first make a paste of the onion, ginger and garlic and keep aside
Step 2
Heat a tablespoon of oil in a heavy bottomed pan; add in the cumin seeds and allow it to crackle
Step 3
Add in the onion paste mixture and saute on low heat until the raw small from the onions go away and they turn golden in color
Step 4
Add the tomato puree, green chillies, turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder, salt and chilli powder and stir well
Step 5
Allow the tomatoes to cook and reduce to form a thick curry mixture
Step 6
Once it comes together, add the cooked potatoes and paneer cubes
Step 7
Turn the heat to low, add about 1 cup water, cover the pan and simmer the mixture for about 15 minutes
Step 8
In the last 3 minutes of the simmering process of the aloo matar paneer sabzi, add in the steamed peas and stir
Step 9
Finally stir in the kasuri methi and cream and turn off the heat
Step 10
Check the salt and spice levels and adjust to suit your taste
Step 11
Serve the Aloo Matar Paneer Curry Recipe along with Tawa Paratha or Phulka along with Mooli Raita by the side to make it a complete meal