Recipie of Matar Paneer

Matar Paneer is a vegetarian North Indian dish consisting of peas and paneer in a tomato based sauce, spiced with garam masala.
It is often served with rice and an Indian type of bread (naan, paratha, poori, or roti depending on region)

Ingredients for Matar Paneer:

2 cups paneer cubes

2 cups green peas 

3-4 green chillies (hari mirch)

For Gravy:

2 cups chopped onion

1 tsp garlic cloves (lehsun) ground with onion

1 tsp chopped ginger (adrak) 

1/2 cup grated tomato

1/4 cup oil

2 tsp cumin seeds (zeera)

2 bay leaves (tej patta)

1/2 tsp turmeric (haldi)

1 tsp salt (namak)

1/2 tsp garam masala

1/2 tsp red pepper powder (laal mirch)

1 tsp coriander powder (dhanya powder)

1 tsp coriander leaves (dhanya patti) for garnishing

Procedure:

Blend the onions (piyaz), garlic (lehsun) and ginger (adrak) to a paste.

Heat oil and add the cumin seeds (zeera) and the bay leaves (tej patta)

Add onion (piyaz) paste and saute till brown and oil seperates.

Add tomatoes (tamatar), turmeric (haldi), garam masala, red pepper (laal mirch) and the coriander (dhanya) powder and still fry till oil seperates.

Add the peas (matar), paneer and green chillies (hari mirch) and saute over high flame till glossy.

Add two cups water, bring to a boil and simmer for 5-10 minutes.

Serve hot, garnished with coriander leaves (dhanya patti) along with rice and breads like roti, puri, paratha, naan etc.