Basic Matar Paneer Masala Recipe: Indian Vegetarian food

Learn how to make basic matar paneer sabji that is Indian cottage cheese with green peas. This flavorful Indian vegetarian dish can be served with any Indian flatbread like Roti, Paratha, Naan, poori, as a side with rice or filled in wraps, sandwiches, pita bread etc.

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Ingredients:
400 gms Paneer (Indian Cottage Cheese) -Easily available in large chain grocery stores or Indian ethnic grocers
1 cup green peas
2-3 tbsp Oil
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
1 cinnamon stick
1 green chilli (Deseeded if you want flavor only, skip it all together if you don't like hot spicy food)
1 large onion chopped
Salt per taste (1/2 tsp is good actually)
1/4 tsp Turmeric
2 small tomatoes
2 cloves of garlic
2 inch piece of ginger
(You can use ginger-garlic paste instead too)
1/2 tsp Garam masala
1/2 tsp dried fenugreek leaves (Kasoori methi)
Handful of Cilantro leaves

Method:
1. Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin, cinnamon and green chilli. Quickly stir.
2. Add onions and fry for 2 mins.
3. Add ginger-garlic, salt and turmeric.
4. Fry for 3-4 mins until raw flavour of ginger-garlic goes away and onions start changing color, start becoming golden brown.
5. Add tomatoes. Cook until mushy and tender. Add Green peas. Cook for 2-3 more mins.
6. Add Paneer. Mix well with masala and saute for 2 mins.
7. Add garam masala, Kasoori methi (dried fenugreek leaves) and cilantro leaves.
Serve hot with Roti (Chapati)