Matar Paneer (Erbsen mit Paneer)

Matar paneer is everyday North Indian home cooking – quick, colourful and loved by children. Frozen peas are perfect here.

Video and original recipe by Hebbar’s Kitchen. Our recipe below is our own home-style version, written in our own words – quantities and steps may differ from the original.

• Serves 4
• Prep 10 min
• Cook 25 min
• Vegetarian · gluten-free

Ingredients

• 200 g paneer, cubed
• 250 g green peas (frozen)
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
• 3 tomatoes, puréed
• ½ tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
• 1½ tsp coriander powder
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1 tsp salt
• 250 ml water
• Fresh coriander

Method

1. Heat oil and fry cumin seeds until they crackle. Add onion and fry until golden.
2. Add ginger-garlic paste and fry 1 minute, then the tomato purée and all ground spices except garam masala. Cook until oil separates, 8–10 minutes.
3. Add peas, salt and water. Simmer 5 minutes.
4. Add paneer and garam masala and simmer 3 more minutes. Finish with coriander.

Shop the ingredients

Everything you need for this recipe is in stock at Farmah’s – order online or pick it up at Annenstraße 41, Graz.