Mutter Paneer Masala

Ingredients

• Green peas (Mutter) - 1 cup
• Paneer - 1 cup
• Tomato - 2 ( grinded to paste)
• Onion - 2 (grinded to paste)
• Fennel seeds - a pinch
• Cloves - 2
• Cinnamon stick - 1 (crushed into small pieces)
• Cardamom - 2
• Milk - 1/2 cup
• water - 1 cup
• Ginger garlic paste - 1.5 tsp
• Coriander powder - 1 tsp
• Chilli powder - 1 tsp
• Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric powder - a pinch
• Kasuri methi (dry fenugreek leaves) - 1 tsp 
• Salt as required
• Ghee - 1 tsp
• Oil - 2 tsp
• Coriander leaves for garnishing

Method

• Make tomato and onion paste separately and keep aside.
• Fry the paneer cubes in ghee for few mts and soak in hot water for 5 mts and keep aside.
• In a kadai, add the oil, fennel, cardomom, cinnamon stick, cloves and fry for 1 mts.
• Add the onion paste and stir well adding the ginger garlic paste.
• Add the tomato paste and saute well.
• Now add the green peas, salt, coriander powder, garam masala powder, chilli powder and water and cook for another 5 mts, till the gravy becomes thick.
• Add the kasuri methi, milk and the paneer and again cook.
• Occasionally still the gravy and when the paneer are cooked garnish with coriander leaves.
• Serve hot with chappathi, roti etc.

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