Mutter Paneer (peas and cottage cheese)

Ingredients:

• 500 gms paneer cubed
• 200 gms shelled peas
• 2 large onions
• 3 medium tomatoes
• 1 tbsp ginger paste
• 2 tbsps garlic paste
• 2 tsps coriander powder
• 1 tsp cumin powder
• 2 tsps garam masala
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 2 green chillies chopped fine
• 6 tbsps of oil
• 1 1/2 cups water
• Salt to taste
• 3 tbsps thickened/ double/ heavy cream
• Coriander leaves chopped fine to garnish

Preparation:

• Grind onions into a fine paste in a food processor. Keep aside.
• Next grind tomatoes into fine paste and keep aside.
• Heat 2-3 tbsps of oil in a pan and gently stir-fry the cubes of paneer till golden. Remove onto a paper towel and keep aside.
• In the same vessel heat 2-3 tbsps of oil and add the onion paste. Fry till it turns light brown.
• Add tomato paste, ginger and garlic paste and fry for another 2 minutes.
• Add the coriander, cumin, turmeric and garam masala powders, green chillies and fry, stirring continuously till the oil begins to separate from the masala (spice mixture).
• Add the peas to the masala and fry for 2-3 minutes.
• Then add the paneer, water and salt, reduce flame to a simmer and cook till the gravy thickens.
• When the gravy is as thick as you would like, turn off the flame and stir in the cream.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.
• Mutter paneer tastes great with parathas, naans and even jeera rice