Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Mattar Panner ( Peas with indian cottage cheese)



Mattar Panner ( Peas with indian cottage cheese)

Try out this delicious receipe which is most sort after in any restaurent !

Ingredients:

  • Panner (indian cheese ) - cut into cubes
  • Green peas - a cup
  • onions - 2 finely chopped
  • tomatoes - 2 chopped
  • turmeric powder - 1/2 tbsp
  • chilli powder - 1 tbsp
  • cumin powder - 1/2 tbsp
  • corriander powder - 2 tbsp generously
  • Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
  • cashewnuts - few broken
  • oil - for cooking
  • salt - to taste
  • green chillies - 1 finely chopped
  • cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
  • corriander leaves - few
  • kasuri methi - a tbsp
  • cream - 1/4 cup
  • Garam masala - 1 tbsp

Method of preparation :

  1. Heat some oil in a pan and add broken cashewnuts and slightly saute them. Do not add too many cashews as this can spoil your sauce/gravy
  2. Add the onions and salt and cook till the onions become translucent, add the turmeric powder,ginger garlic paste and saute
  3. when the garlic and ginger leave their raw smell, add the chopped tomatoes and cook them
  4. Now blend these (onion,tomatoes and cashews) in a blender.
  5. Heat some oil in kadai, add the cumin seeds and the blended puree mixture, add green chillies,cumin powder,corriander powder and chilli powder
  6. Bring the mixture to a boil in medium heat so that all the raw spices are cooked and the gravy thickens.
  7. Add the panner cubes,green peas and kasuri methi powder to the dish
  8. simmer the heat and add the corriander leaves and cream.

Now your nice silky,delicious mattar panner is ready!

Serving suggestions: Best with rotis, parathas,naan.

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