My kids simply love this light and creamy matar paneer recipe containing peas with Indian cottage cheese in a light tomato gravy. "Matar" means peas and "paneer" is Indian cottage cheese, a great source of protein. The recipe contains greek yogurt to further increase the protein content and the carbohydrate to protein ratio is more balanced by not including nut paste or heavy cream. This recipe is nutritious and has a luscious and creamy thick consistency that you must try!.
This simple day-to-day matar paneer recipe only takes a few ingredients and has very simple steps. The actual cooking takes 40 to 50 minutes to simmer and cook the tomato puree.
This is a simple and quick matar paneer recipe used as part of Family Meal Ideas - Quick Indian Dinner Recipes.
Matar Paneer Ingredients
- Produce
- Tomato - 6 medium size pureed
- Green Peas - 2 cups frozen:
- Ginger - 1 inch piece
- Green Chilies - 2 or 3 chillies slit into halves (adjust as per spice level)
- Lemon Juice
- Cilantro - Handful chopped
- Protein/Dairy & Nuts
- Cottage Cheese Paneer - 2 cups cubed
- Greek Yogurt - ¼ cup strained/hung
- Broken Cashews - ¼ cup
- Spices
- Ghee -1 tablespoon Optionally avocado/olive oil
- Asafoetida (Hing) - ⅛ tsp
- Cumin seeds (Jeera) - 1 tsp
- Salt (Namak) - ½ tsp
- Turmeric powder (Haldi) - 1 tsp
- Red chili powder (Laal mirch) - ½ teaspoon adjust as per spice level
- Coriander powder (Dhania powder) - 1 tbsp
- Garam masala - ½ tsp
- Dry mango powder (Amchur) - 1 tsp
- 4 cups Water
How to make Matar Paneer
- Heat Dutch oven on medium heat and add ghee/oil in it.
- Add asafetida, cumin seeds, ginger and green chilis. Sauté for few seconds.
- Then add nuts and roast for a minute more.
- Now add tomato puree, give it a good stir, cover it up with a lid and let it cook on medium heat.
- Sauté it for around 15-20 minutes or until tomato puree start leaving the pan or start separating the oil from it. Keep stirring in between to prevent the burning. Be careful of the tomato splutters though.
- Now add hung yogurt and mix well and cook for 5 more minutes.
- Add all the spices except garam masala, and give it a good stir to mix up all the spices well.
- Now add green peas and cubed paneer. Stir it and add 4 cups of water.
- Simmer for 20-25 minutes. Simmering is what brings all the flavors out in the dish. If it starts to get too thick, add little more water and adjust the consistency as per your desire.
- Add garam masala, lemon juice and mix well.
- Garnish with chopped cilantro and enjoy.
Recipe
Matar Paneer - Light Everyday Recipe
This matar paneer recipe has been modified for daily family use and is thus not loaded with cream, nut paste and other heavy ingredients that are usually added to rich authentic version of this recipe.
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Servings: 6
Calories: 189kcal
Ingredients
Produce
Protein/Dairy & Nuts
- 400 gm Cottage Cheese Paneer: 2 cups cubed
- 75 gm Greek Yogurt ¼ cup strained/hung
- 28 gm Broken Cashews ¼ cup
Spices
- 1 tablespoon Ghee Optionally avocado/olive oil
- ⅛ teaspoon Asafetida Hing
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds Jeera
- ½ teaspoon Salt Namak
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder Haldi
- ½ teaspoon Red chili powder Laal mirch - adjust as per spice level
- 1 tablespoon Coriander powder Dhaniya powder
- ½ teaspoon Garam masala
- 1 teaspoon Dry mango powder Amchur
- 4 cups Water
Instructions
- Heat Dutch oven on medium heat and add ghee/oil in it.
- Add asafetida, cumin seeds, ginger and green chilis. Sauté for few seconds.
- Then add nuts and roast for a minute more.
- Now add tomato puree, give it a good stir, cover it up with a lid and let it cook on medium heat.
- Sauté it for around 15-20 minutes or until tomato puree start leaving the pan or start separating the oil from it. Keep stirring in between to prevent the burning. Be careful of the tomato splutters though.
- Now add hung yogurt and mix well and cook for 5 more minutes.
- Add all the spices except garam masala, and give it a good stir to mix up all the spices well.
- Now add green peas and cubed paneer. Stir it and add 4 cups of water.
- Simmer for 20-25 minutes. Simmering is what brings all the flavors out in the dish. If it starts to get too thick, add little more water and adjust the consistency as per your desire.
- Add garam masala, lemon juice and mix well.
- Garnish with chopped cilantro and enjoy.
Nutrition Facts
Matar Paneer - Light Everyday Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 189
Calories from Fat 72
% Daily Value*
Fat 8g12%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Cholesterol 18mg6%
Sodium 466mg20%
Potassium 529mg15%
Carbohydrates 17g6%
Fiber 4g17%
Sugar 8g9%
Protein 13g26%
Vitamin A 1560IU31%
Vitamin C 37mg45%
Calcium 107mg11%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Narang says
Very nice which brand is ur steel Dutch oven used here?
Rupali Agarwal says
Hello Narang, Thank you for your comment and apologies for the late response. The Dutch oven you see in the pictures came with my purchase of Tramontina 3-piece Induction Cooking System from Costco.
Thanks – Rupali