# Matar Paneer

Restaurant-style Matar Paneer can be made at home easily.

- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Paneer
- Oil
- 3 Sliced Onions
- Tomato
- Melon Seeds
- Fried Onion
- Kashmiri Chilli
- Water
- Chopped Ginger
- Garlic
- Green Chillies
- Salt
- Basic Masala
- 1 Cup Hot Water
- 1 Cup Boiled Peas
- 3 tbsp Fresh Cream
- Kasuri Methi
- 0.5 tsp Garam Masala
- Coriander Leaves

## Instructions

1. In a pan, add oil and deep fry the paneer until it turns golden, then remove it.
2. In the remaining oil, add sliced onions and fry until golden, then remove them.
3. In a saucepan, boil tomatoes for 5 minutes, then peel their skin.
4. Transfer the boiled tomatoes to a blender along with melon seeds, fried onion, Kashmiri chili, and water, then blend to make a puree.
5. Cut the fried paneer into cube shapes.
6. In the pan, add oil, chopped ginger, garlic, and green chilies, then sauté for a minute.
7. Add the prepared masala puree, salt, and basic masala, then cook for 5 minutes.
8. Add hot water and bring it to a boil.
9. Add boiled peas, fried paneer cubes, fresh cream, Kasuri Methi, and Garam Masala, then mix and cook for 5 minutes.
10. Finally, add coriander leaves and mix.
11. Serve hot with naan or paratha.

## Equipment

- pan
- tongs
- saucepan
- blender
- strainer
- knife
- spoon

## Source

- Original video: https://youtube.com/shorts/fm9TUYNQeSg?si=jpPtDfXLlKgBtOGR
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a11eb1b7-fc53-4456-bfca-172c93d854b7
- Extracted: 2025-08-11

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