Malai Matar Paneer

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of boiled peas
• 1 1/2 cups paneer (cut into small cubes)
• Salt
• 4 tomatoes (peel and grind them with malai)
• 4 dry chillies
• 2 tbsp green or red chilly paste
• 2 tbsp oil
• 3 tsp jeera (cumin)
• 1/2 cup malai (thick cream of fresh milk)
• Coriander leaves
• 2 tbp tomato puree
• 1 1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste

For The Dry Masalas:

• 5 tsp methi seeds (fenugreek)
• 9 pods of cardamom
• 7 tbps jeera
• 6 cloves
• 5 sticks cinnamon

Method:

1. Roast dry masalas lightly on tava ,and grind them to fine powder when cool keep in the container.
2. Heat oil,add jeera and dry chillies, when they splutter ,add ground tomatoes, ginger garlic paste. chilly paste.,tomato puree ,braise on medium heat for at least 8 mins ,add peas and paneer and cook again for 5 mins, add 3 tsps of dry masala powder.cook for 2 mins or till curry thick .
3. Garnish with corriander leaves and serve hot with rotis,parathas,naan or even steamed rice.

source:http://www.khanakhazana.com/recipes/view.aspx?id=4264

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