Shahi Matar Paneer Recipe

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It is the beautiful season of winter and the season of the best vegetables that we can consume. During winter, green peas are available in abundance. The fresh green peas taste incredible and anything made of it tastes heavenly in this season.

Today, we have a popular recipe with matar. Matar paneer is one of the most craved for vegetarian recipes in India. Fresh green peas with fresh paneer is a treat that you shouldn't miss. But as most of us are aware of the usual recipe of matar paneer, we thought of giving this recipe a royal twist.

This particular matar paneer recipe is known as shahi matar paneer. Shahi means royal and the preparation will surely provide a royal treatment to your taste buds. The supple taste of the silky paneer with the fresh green peas cooked in cashewnut gravy is sure to make you crazy for this vegetarian recipe.

So, check out the shahi matar paneer recipe and definitely give it a shot.

Serves: 3
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes

All you need

• Paneer- 200 gms
• Fresh green peas- 1 cup
• Onion- 2 (sliced)
• Garlic- 6-7 pods
• Cashewnuts- 10-15 (soaked in water)
• Tomatoes- 2 (chopped)
• Dhaniya (coriander powder)- 1tsp
• Turmeric powder- 1tsp
• Red chilli powder- 2tsp
• Salt- as per taste
• Garam masala powder-1tsp
• Jeera (cumin) seeds- 1tsp
• Bay leaf- 1
• Kasuri methi (dry fenugreek leaves)- 2tbsp
• Cooking butter/oil- 2tbsp

Procedure
1. Heat one tablespoon of oil or butter in a pan and fry the sliced onions till they turn golden brown.
2. Transfer the onions to a plate and in the same pan, fry the paneer cubes till they are golden brown.
3. Once the paneer is browned, transfer it to a plate.
4. Grind the fried onions with garlic and tomato in a mixer. Make a fine paste.
5. Grind the cashewnuts with a spoonful of water in a mixer into a thick paste.
6. Heat another tablespoon of oil or butter to the pan and add jeera seeds and bay leaf to it.
7. Once the jeera starts spluttering, add the onion-garlic-tomato paste to it and fry for 3-4 minutes on medium flame.
8. Then add turmeric powder, dhaniya powder, red chilli powder and the fresh green peas to it. Cook for 3-4 minutes.
9. Add salt and cashewnut paste to the pan and saute it for 5-6 minutes.
10. Crush the kasuri methi between your palms and sprinkle it over the curry. Mix well.
11. Now, add a cup of water to the fried paneer cubes. Mix well and cook for 4-5 minutes on low flame.
12. Once done, sprinkle the garam masala powder over the gravy and switch off the flame.

Shahi matar paneer recipe is ready to be served. This delightful dish can be paired up with rotis or pulao.

Nutrition Value
The shahi matar paneer recipe contains good amount of carbohydrates and protein. However, cooking it with cashewnut and butter makes it rich in calories. So, weight watchers must refrain from adding these ingredients to the dish.

Tip
If you don't have cashewnut paste, you may also make a paste of sesame seeds to prepare the gravy.