Shahi Matar Paneer Recipe

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes


All you need:

• Paneer- 200 gms 
• Fresh green peas- 1 cup 
• Onion- 2 (sliced) 
• Garlic- 6-7 pods 
• Cashewnuts- 10-15 (soaked in water) 
• Tomatoes- 2 (chopped) 
• Dhaniya (coriander powder)- 1tsp 
• Turmeric powder- 1tsp 
• Red chilli powder- 2tsp 
• Salt- as per taste 
• Garam masala powder-1tsp 
• Jeera (cumin) seeds- 1tsp 
• Bay leaf- 1 
• Kasuri methi (dry fenugreek leaves)- 2tbsp 
• Cooking butter/oil- 2tbsp

Procedure 

1. Heat one tablespoon of oil or butter in a pan and fry the sliced onions till they turn golden brown.
2. Transfer the onions to a plate and in the same pan, fry the paneer cubes till they are golden brown. 
3. Once the paneer is browned, transfer it to a plate. 
4. Grind the fried onions with garlic and tomato in a mixer. Make a fine paste. 
5. Grind the cashewnuts with a spoonful of water in a mixer into a thick paste. 
6. Heat another tablespoon of oil or butter to the pan and add jeera seeds and bay leaf to it.
7. Once the jeera starts spluttering, add the onion-garlic-tomato paste to it and fry for 3-4 minutes on medium flame.  
8. Then add turmeric powder, dhaniya powder, red chilli powder and the fresh green peas to it. Cook for 3-4 minutes.
9. Add salt and cashewnut paste to the pan and saute it for 5-6 minutes. 
10. Crush the kasuri methi between your palms and sprinkle it over the curry. Mix well. 
11. Now, add a cup of water to the fried paneer cubes. Mix well and cook for 4-5 minutes on low flame. 
12. Once done, sprinkle the garam masala powder over the gravy and switch off the flame. Shahi matar paneer recipe is ready to be served. This delightful dish can be paired up with rotis or pulao. 

Masala Omelette Recipe

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 Eggs
• 1/2 big onion finely chopped
• 1/2 tomatoes finely chopped
• 1 green chillies finely chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon coriander powder
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1/4 teaspoon red chilli powder
• 1/4 teaspoon garam masala powder
• 1 teaspoon fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 tablespoon Oil

Instructions

• Fine chop onions, tomato, green chillies and coriander powder. Take a bowl and put all ingredients in it. Break two eggs and pour them in bowl, mix all the ingredients. Now add 1/4 teaspoon coriander powder, 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder, 1/4 teaspoon garam masala powder, 1/4 teaspoon red chilli powder, salt to taste and whisk the mixture properly. Add chopped coriander in the end and whisk some more.
• Take a pan, heat it for few minutes till its little hot, add 1/2 tablespoon oil and pour the egg mixture int he center and slowly scatter it around on the pan.
• Cook your omelette for few minutes on low heat till it looks little cooked / solid from top. Now flip the omelette slowly and cook it for few more minutes. Your omelette is now ready.