Mutter paneer (matar paneer)

Ingredients

• Paneer – 7 oz (200 grams), cut into cubes
• Oil – 2 tablespoons
• Cumin seeds – 1 teaspoon
• Bay leaf – 1
• Onion – 1 medium
• Green chilies – 4
• Ginger paste – 1 teaspoon
• Garlic paste – 1 teaspoon
• Tomato sauce – 1 cup, canned
• Garam masala powder – 2 teaspoons
• Red chili powder – 2 teaspoons
• Green peas – 1 1/2 cups
• Heavy whipping cream (Malai) – 1/4 cup
• Water – 1 cup (or as per your liking gravy consistency)
• Salt – to taste

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Preparation

• Take roughly chopped onions and green chilies in food processor and pulse it till they are finely chopped. Or you can chop them using knife very finely.
  Heat the oil in a pan on medium heat. Once hot add cumin seeds and bay leaf. Let cumin seeds sizzle.
  Then add chopped onion, ginger paste and garlic paste. Mix well. Let it cook till onion mixture turns brown. It will take about 7 minutes. Stir in between.
  Then add tomato sauce, salt, garam masala, red chili powder. Mix well. And let it cook till oil separates from sides. It will take about 8-10 minutes. Stir in between to make sure that tomato-onion mixture doesn’t stick to bottom of the pan.
  Then add green peas and water and mix well. Cover the pan and cook till peas are cooked and tender. Stir in between.
  Then add heavy cream and mix well.
  Add paneer and mix well. Cook it for 3-4 minutes. (If you find gravy is thick then you can add water at this time and let it cook.)
  Serve hot.
• Notes
  Red chili powder and green chilies amounts are to taste.
  You can adjust the water amount as per you liking gravy consistency.
  Serve with
  1. Roti or paratha or naan
  Sliced onions with few lemon drops
  Buttermilk on side
  2. Or with rice