Total Time:
Prep Time:20 mins
Cook Time:30 mins
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons oil or 2 tablespoons ghee
- 1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin seed
- 1 small onion
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger
- 3 -4 garlic cloves
- 2 large tomatoes
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar
- salt (to taste)
- 1/2 teaspoon garam masala
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 3/4 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1/4 cup water (or as needed)
- 1 cup peas
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro
Directions:
- 1Heat oil and fry paneer cubes till they turn golden brown. Set aside.
- 2In a separate pot, heat oil (or ghee) and mustard and cumin seeds, until they turn color and sputter.
- 3Add chopped onions, ginger and garlic and cook until onions soften.
- 4Add tomato, salt, sugar, and cook till the tomatoes soften.
- 5Then add garam masala, chilli powder, turmeric powder coriander powder and cumin powder.
- 6Add the water and stir it in, using your discretion depending on how dry the dish is. If you added too much water, just let it simmer away until much of it evaporates - you want your tomatoes soft anyway.
- 7Add the peas.
- 8Cook just until the peas are tender.
- 9Pour in the cream, mix, and add the paneer and let simmer on medium heat for the paneer to absorb the flavors.
- 10Garnish with cilantro.