{"id":14851,"date":"2013-12-15T12:15:23","date_gmt":"2013-12-15T06:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=14851"},"modified":"2014-07-28T12:01:11","modified_gmt":"2014-07-28T06:31:11","slug":"matar-paneer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/food\/matar-paneer","title":{"rendered":"Matar Paneer Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Matar Paneer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Matar Paneer is a combination of two of the most versatile ingredients of all times in the Indian context. Both peas (matar<\/em>) and cottage cheese (paneer<\/em>) are used very extensively in many curries all over India and this combo gives a perfect recipe which is good for everyday use or for parties. It used fairly standard ingredients and is quick to make, it goes well with a regular roti<\/em> or paratha<\/em>. I also top the curry with some fresh cream to make it look more appealing. So whether you are new to cooking or an experienced chef, this should be one of your signature dishes. Let’s see this Matar Paneer Recipe and enjoy any day in lunch or dinner.<\/p>\n

Ingredients needed for \u00a0Matar Paneer<\/h2>\n

(serves 4)<\/p>\n

Paneer<\/em> – 400 gm.<\/p>\n

Peas – 1 cup<\/p>\n

Onion – 1 cup (cut in small pieces)<\/p>\n

Ginger garlic paste – 1 tbsp<\/p>\n

Tomato puree – 1 tbsp<\/p>\n

Salt to taste<\/p>\n

Turmeric powder – 1\/2 tsp<\/p>\n

Red chili powder – 1 tsp<\/p>\n

Garam masala<\/em> – 1 tsp<\/p>\n

Coriander powder – 2 tsp<\/p>\n

Fresh cream – 1 tbsp<\/p>\n

Oil – 2 tbsp<\/p>\n

Fresh dhania<\/em> leaves for garnishing<\/p>\n

How to make Matar Paneer<\/h2>\n

Take oil in a kadhai<\/em> and heat.<\/p>\n

Fry the onions until light golden brown.<\/p>\n

Add ginger garlic paste and fry till golden brown.<\/p>\n

Add turmeric powder, red chili powder, salt, coriander powder and garam masala<\/em> and fry for about 3-4 min with little water as needed.<\/p>\n

Add tomato puree with 1 cup water and cook for 2-3 min.<\/p>\n

Cut paneer<\/em> in small cubes and add to the curry.<\/p>\n

Add peas and cook for about 5 min (if you use frozen peas, then boil for a min in a microwave before adding)<\/p>\n

Garnish with fresh cream and fresh dhania<\/em> leaves.<\/p>\n

Serve hot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Matar Paneer is a combination of two of the most versatile ingredients of all times in the Indian context. Both peas (matar) and cottage cheese (paneer) are used very extensively in many curries all over India and this combo gives a perfect recipe which is good for everyday use or for parties. It used fairly […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":156,"featured_media":14852,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3509,3482,3487],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-14851","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-food","8":"category-main-course","9":"category-vegetarian","10":"category-north-indian"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/156"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14851"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29935,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14851\/revisions\/29935"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14852"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}