Shahi Mattar Paneer

Ingredients

· 2 finely chopped Onion
· 1 tsp. minced ginger and 1 green chili minced along with ginger
· 1 can of tomato puree
· Salt to taste
· 1 tsp. red chili powder
· 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
· 250 gm. Indian cottage cheese / Paneer
· 3 cups of green peas (mattar)
· ½ cup of curd
· 2 cardamoms/eliachi
· 1 teaspoon of sugar
Directions· Cut cottage cheese/ paneer in 1 inch cubes and keep it aside.
· Now take a non stick pan and add onion and ginger mixture to it.
· When onions turn golden brown add tomato puree.
· Add Cardamoms and cook the mixture till 5 minutes.
· Now add Green Peas/ Mattar
· Add Salt, Red chili powder, Sugar and Turmeric.
· Add curd and let it simmer for 5-8 minutes.
· After cooking whole mixture / masala now add Paneer to this and let it simmer for 5

more minutes.
· Garnish with green chilies.
· Serve hot with Naan / Chapatti or Parantha.

-Chitra