How to make Aloo Matar Paneer - Potatoes, green peas and cottage cheese cooked in onion tomato gravy.

This recipe is a delicious mix of flavours, tastes and textures in each bite. When you want to make aloo matar a little fancy add paneer cubes to the preparation and what you get is this delicious aloo matar paneer. Potatoes, cottage cheese and green peas cooked in a flavourful onion and tomato based gravy. Aloo matar paneer couples very well with any Indian bread like parantha, roti, poori, phulka or even naan and tandoori roti.

Aloo Matar Paneer Recipe Card

Prep Time : 11-15 minutes

Cook time : 11-15 minutes

Serve : 4

Level Of Cooking : Moderate

Taste : Mild

Ingredients for Aloo Matar Paneer Recipe

• Potatoes peeled 2 medium

• Green peas shelled 1 cup

• Paneer (cottage cheese) 100 grams

• Onion 1 medium

• Ginger 1

• Garlic 8-10 cloves

• Oil 2 tablespoons

• Cumin seeds 2 teaspoons

• Salt to taste

• Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon

• Coriander powder 1 1/2 teaspoons

• Red chilli powder 1 teaspoon

• Fresh tomato puree 1 cup

• Roasted peanuts, paste 2 tablespoons

• Garam masala powder 1 teaspoon

Method

Step 1

Grind onion, garlic and ginger.

Step 2

Heat oil in a nine stick pan, add cumin seeds and sauté till lightly browned.

Step 3

Cut thin batons of potatoes. Add the ground paste to the pan and sauté till lightly browned, stirring frequently.

Step 4

Add potatoes, salt and turmeric powder and mix.

Step 5

Add ¼ cup water and mix well. Cover and cook till potatoes are almost done.

Step 6

Cut paneer into small cubes. Add coriander powder and red chilli powder and mix.

Step 7

Add green peas and mix. Cover and cook till the vegetables are done.

Step 8

Add tomato puree and mix. Cover and cook for 2 minutes.

Step 9

Add peanut paste and mix well.

Step 10

And paneer and mix Sprinkle garam masala powder and serve hot with roti.

Nutrition Info

Calories : 276

Carbohydrates : 28.4

Protein : 10.74

Fat : 12.75

Other : 3.23