Matar paneer gravy is one of the delicious Indian paneer recipes. Paneer and peas are the main ingredients of this tasty recipe. To make shahi matar paneer, we cook paneer [Indian cottage cheese] and boiled peas in a blend of onion, tomatoes, and kaju [cashews] with some spices.
Making this tasty hotel-style matar paneer masala curry is very easy. Using kaju in a homemade matar paneer recipe makes it creamy and delicious. We prefer to make spicy matar paneer with naan or chapati.
Also, try other curry recipes like Easy Palak Paneer Recipe, Easy Chole Masala, Prawn Masala Curry, Brinjal Curry and Khandeshi Dubuk Vade Curry
Table of ContentsRecipe card for hotel-style matar paneer recipe:
Restaurant Style Matar Paneer Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
For onion-tomato paste:
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 2 onion
- 2 tomato
- 2 green chilies
- 5-6 garlic cloves
- 10-12 cashews
Making matar paneer:
- 1 cup peas
- 75 gram paneer
- 3-4 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 2 teaspoons red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 1 teaspoon kitchen king masala or matar paneer masala powder
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon crushed kasuri methi
- salt to taste
- handful of coriander
Instructions
Preparing peas:
- Heat ample water in a pot. Add peas to it, and boil them for 8-10 minutes.
- Then strain and keep it aside. You can also use frozen peas for this recipe.
Making onion-tomato paste:
- Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan. Add slices of onion, 2 green chiles, and 5-6 garlic cloves to it and saute it for 3-4 minutes on medium flame.
- Now add tomato pieces to it and cook it until tomatoes become soft.
- Then add cashews to it, mix well, and turn off the flame.
- Let it cool completely. Then transfer it to a grinder jar. And grind it into a smooth paste.
Making matar paneer:
- Heat a pan or kadhai. Turn the flame to low and add 3-4 tablespoons of butter to it. Once the butter melts completely. Add 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds, 2 teaspoons of red chili powder, 1 teaspoon of garam masala, 1 teaspoon of kitchen king masala or matar paneer masala spice powder, and ¼ th teaspoon of turmeric powder to it.
- Saute all the spices for a couple of minutes on low flame. Do not burn the spices.
- Now add ground onion-tomato paste to it. Mix well.
- Cook it for 3-4 minutes. Then add 1-2 cups of water to it, according to desired consistency. Cover and cook it for 2 minutes. Add 1 teaspoon of crushed kasuri methi and salt to it. Mix it well.
- Add boiled peas to it.
- Meanwhile, cut the paneer into medium-sized pieces and add them to a gravy. Mix it well. Cover and cook for 3-4 minutes.
- Lastly, add finely chopped coriander to it and serve delicious homemade matar paneer gravy.
How to make matar paneer at home with step-by-step pictures:
Preparing peas:
- Heat ample water in a pot. Add peas to it, and boil them for 8-10 minutes.
2. Then strain and keep it aside. You can also use frozen peas for this recipe.
Making onion-tomato paste:
- Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan. Add slices of onion, 2 green chiles, and 5-6 garlic cloves to it and saute it for 3-4 minutes on medium flame.
2. Now add tomato pieces to it and cook it until tomatoes become soft.
3. Then add cashews to it, mix well, and turn off the flame.
4. Let it cool completely. Then transfer it to a grinder jar. And grind it into a smooth paste.
Making matar paneer:
- Heat a pan or kadhai. Turn the flame to low and add 3-4 tablespoons of butter to it. Once the butter melts completely. Add 1 teaspoon of cumin seeds, 2 teaspoons of red chili powder, 1 teaspoon of garam masala, 1 teaspoon of kitchen king masala or matar paneer masala spice powder, and ¼ th teaspoon of turmeric powder to it.
2. Saute all the spices for a couple of minutes on low flame. Do not burn the spices.
3. Now add ground onion-tomato paste to it. Mix well.
4. Cook it for 3-4 minutes. Then add 1 teaspoon of crushed kasuri methi and salt to it. Mix it well. Also, add 1-2 cups of water to it, according to desired consistency. Cover and cook it for 2 minutes.
5. Now, add boiled peas to it.
6. Cut the paneer into medium-sized pieces and add them to a gravy. Mix it well. Cover and cook for 3-4 minutes.
7. Lastly, add finely chopped coriander to it and serve delicious homemade matar paneer gravy.
