Mattar Paneer

Looks like I have been on an unintentional blog break.I was in my native for a long time and was not able to blog/comment on regular basis due tp laptop crash there.Now I am back at home and hope to continue in regular phase. I am first converting all my drafts into posts,so here I am with mattar paneer that I made a few weeks ago.Mattar paneer is a creamy semi gravy side dish made of mattar(green peas) and paneer(cottage cheese). This is a very famous dish from North India and there are N number of recipes for this.Here this version is very easy and simple to make with no grinding involved.This is an utterly delicious and rich dish,best served with any Indian flat bread.

Mattar paneer recipe
Star ingredients:Paneer and fresh green peas
Time:40 minutes
Serves:4

Ingredients:
1 cup cubed paneer
1 cup fresh/frozen green peas
3/4 cup thick curd
2 tomatoes chopped fine
1 onion sliced fine
3 green chillies
1 small piece ginger crushed
1/4 cilantro leaves
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
2 teaspoons garam masala
1 teaspoon chilli powder
Salt
Oil/butter
Method:
1.Heat oil/butter in a kadai and temper with cumin and green chillies.Saute ginger and cilantro for 2 minutes.Add Onion and tomatoes and saute well.Next add the garam masala,chilli powder and mix well.
2.Add the green peas and mix well.Add curd,1/4 cup water and mix well.Add salt and cook for 5 minutes.
3.Add the cubed paneer and cook well till the curd is absorbed.
4.Garnish with kasuri methi and serve hot.
Notes:
1.Keep the cubed paneer in boiling water till using.This ensures the softness of paneer.
2.Kasuri methi is optional.