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Matar paneer recipe (Mutter paneer masala recipe) – This is one of the popular paneer recipes from Punjab. Here paneer cubes and green peas are simmered in spicy onion-tomato gravy.
This matar paneer curry is very simple and easy to make.
Paneer and peas curry is popular North Indian recipe that you find in almost all restaurant menu. Many punjabi households make it at home on regular basis as well. Even though I am not punjabi, I do make it once a month because green peas in any form are hubby’s favorite.
This is one of the paneer curries that I prepare at home very often. Because this is HEALTHY and LIGHT recipe unlike other paneer curries e.g. paneer butter masala, shahi paneer, malai kofta. Meaning this is not restaurant style version but it is home-style recipe.
Few notes,
- I have made this matar paneer gravy without adding any creamy or heavy ingredients so it is very healthy and homey. To make restaurant style matar paneer add 1-2 tablespoons of heavy cream at the end. Alternately you can add cashew nut paste as well.
- If you are not calorie conscious then shallow fry or deep fry the paneer cubes. It adds more flavor to the dish.
- If you are vegan then use Tofu instead of paneer.
How to make matar paneer recipe (Step by Step Photos):
1) Heat the 2 teaspoons of oil in a pan on medium heat. Once hot add cumin seeds and let them sizzle.
2) Saute ginger, garlic and green chili for a minute.
3) Add onion and sprinkle some salt.
4) Cook till they becomes soft and translucent.
5) Mix in tomatoes.
6) Cook till they becomes little soft. Let it cool a bit.
7) Meanwhile boil the green peas in microwave or pressure cooker. How I did: in microwave safe bowl, add peas, salt and 2 tablespoons of water. cover it and cook for 2-3 minutes or depends on your microwave. Here I have used frozen peas, so I microwaved it for few minutes. If you are using fresh peas then it takes little more time to cook.
8) Now onion-tomato is cooled. Grind into smooth puree.
9) Heat remaining 1 tablespoon of oil in the same pan. Once hot add prepared paste and saute.
10) Cook till all the moisture evaporates. If it is spluttering too much then partially cover the pan. Do stir in between. it starts to leave the sides of the pan and oil will ooze out.
11) Add turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chili powder and garam masala.
12) Mix well and saute for a minute.
13) Add a cup of water or more or less as per your liking gravy consistency.
14) Stir and let it come to a boil and simmer for 2-3 minutes.
15) Add boiled peas and cubed paneer.
16) Mix well and simmer for 3-4 minutes so peas and paneer absorbs the flavors.
17) Finally sprinkle chopped cilantro.
18) Stir gently and Serve.
If not serving right away then keep matar paneer covered till the time of serving.
Serving suggestion: Mutter paneer masala can be served with roti, paratha or naan. It can be served with plain rice as well. I make gravy little thinner if I plan to serve it with rice. Have some kachumber and salted lassi or masala chaas on side to make it a meal.
Matar Paneer Recipe (Easy, Healthy Punjabi Mutter Paneer Masala)
Ingredients (1 cup = 240 ml)
For Paste:
- 2 teaspoons Oil
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 1 medium or 1 cup Onion roughly chopped
- ½ inch Ginger chopped
- 2 cloves Garlic chopped
- 2 small Green chilies chopped
- 2 small or 1 cup Tomato roughly chopped
Ingredients for Matar Paneer Masala Recipe:
- 7 oz or 200 grams Paneer cut into cubes
- 1 cup Green Peas boiled
- 1 tablespoon Oil
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon Red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon Coriander powder
- ½ teaspoon Garam masala
- Salt to taste
- 1 cup Water
- 1 tablespoon Cilantro or coriander leaves chopped finely
Instructions
Making paste:
Heat the 2 teaspoons of oil in a pan on medium heat and add cumin seeds.
Once they sizzle, add ginger, garlic and green chili and saute for a minute.
Then mix in onions and little salt, cook till they becomes soft and translucent.
Now add tomatoes and cook till they becomes little soft.
- Once cooled grind into a fine paste.
Meanwhile boil the green peas in microwave or pressure cooker and keep it aside.
Making Matar Paneer Recipe:
Heat remaining 1 tablespoon of oil in the same pan and add prepared paste. Cook till all the moisture evaporates and becomes thick paste
Now add turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chili powder and garam masala, mix well and saute for a minute.
Add water to make gravy consistency and let it simmer for 2-3 minutes.
Now mix in boiled peas and paneer, let it simmer again for 3-4 minutes.
Lastly add chopped cilantro and mix.
Turn off the stove and it is ready to serve.
Notes
*Nutrition information is a rough estimate for 1 serving
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Very nice matar paneer recipe . thanku for sharing with us
Glad that you liked.
Hi,
I love restaurant style matar paneer. I’ve never liked green peas & won’t eat them any other way. Can you tell me what kind of peas to use? English peas? I’m pretty sure it’s not season for them to be fresh. Will frozen work?
Thank you
Doni
Yes I use the frozen sweet peas. it works fine.
Yummy
Thank you
all recipes is very nice
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Nice recipe kanan. Your Matar paneer recipe is yummy I tried at home
Thank you, I am glad that you liked.
I made this before I found your recipes, and it was good, but yours was better. I usually add extra of this or less of that in recipes, but with yours, I don’t change them because they always turn out so good.
Thank you Kari for the feedback and glad to know that it is helpful
Nice healthy recipe.I reduced the amount of oil and instead added a spoon of malai after adding paneer. It came out well. Thank you.
Glad to know you liked it.
Thank you for your feedback
Thank u for nice recipe it’s good in taste
Good to know you liked
How to boil peas and how can we keep paneer crunchy
Please see the step 7) in step by step photo instruction. It will tell you how to boil the peas.
You can deep fry or shallow fry the paneer pieces till light brown and then add in the recipe at the end. But keep in mind that crispy paneer is always chewy and dry. So always I would suggest to have soft paneer instead crispy in the dishes.
Very good dish. Thank you! Made it today for my mum. Turned out really nice!
Tweaked it a little, by shallow frying the paneer for 3 minutes each side on medium heat, in some mild olive oil, and added salt, pepper and garlic powder to the paneer. Then I soaked the paneer in a half a bowl of water and let it rest while I continued with the other steps. This allowed the paneer to become really soft and tender in the middle and crispish on the outside.
Also added some tandoori masala to all the other ingredients. Turned out awesome. Thanks for the inspiration!
Thank you for frying, soaking paneer method, this is helpful.
Also glad to know that recipe was helpful to you.
Hi Kanan,
Your recipe looks really good and tasty. I have a question. If I want to add cashew paste or yogurt, how many cashews should I be taking or how much yogurt should I be adding, and when should I be adding it. Please let me know. Thanks again for the wonderful recipe!!!
Soak 5-7 cashews in warm water for about 10 minutes, then make smooth paste. Add this paste at the end (after adding paneer).
If adding yogurt, I would suggest adding about 3-4 tablespoons of whisked plain yogurt after step 14 (before adding paneer and peas).
It came out very well with the added yogurt…Thanks a lot for posting this recipe!!
Nice to know that curry came out good.
Can you tell me what type of green chilies you used? There are so many chilies in the store! Thank you
Please use Serrano chilies
Hi Kanan! Thank you so much for all the awesome recipes you post! Your recipes are so detailed and with pics too! Your time and effort is much appreciated. I am a Catholic from India and can close my eyes and cook non – vegetarian dishes but veg was always a challenge and made me nervous. Now ,thanks to you, I feel so confident about cooking vegetarian food too. You are a gift to many of us! God bless you! Thanks again! Warm hug and Good wishes to you!
Thank you for your kind words. Glad to know that recipe and site is helpful to you
I have been looking for a good matar paneer recipe that would be like the one my mom makes (iewithout a ton of cream) and this one fit the bill! Thank you for this simple and delicious recipe.
Glad to know that you liked it. Thank you
Dear KP,
i am first time accessed your page, and i am now trying this receipt mutter panner, but at first, a wonder ful presentation to make everyone understand , with pics, its a novel idea. Let me cook , taste and revert.
Sharav.V
Oh its turn out to be fantastic , simply superb, very tasty.
Thanks for the yummy recipe.
Thank you Sharav for the positive review. Nice to know that it came out good.
Hi,
Your recipe was super.. It was easy simple and quick to cook.. Plus it came out very yummy.we relished it.
Thank u 🙂
nice to hear that you all enjoyed it
Excellent recipe.The best recipe online.My family liked it very much.Thank you for helping us have a hearty meal.Keep up the good work.
Nice to know that you and your family liked this matar paneer.
How to cook muter paneer
Ive tried a few of your recipes and they have all been great, better than any others Ive found onlne. This recipe was especially great, Im so glad my grocery now carries paneer
Thank you for positive review. Glad to see that you liked the recipes.
Thanks very much! The detailed instructions and pictures are very helpful.
Thanks Mark. Nice to know that recipe and pics are helpful.
I make Indian at home a lot and this is one of the best recipes I’ve ever made! It will definitely replace my usual matter paneer recipe. I made some slight changes, like adding cream at the end and upping the spice amounts. So yummy!
Thank you Lindsey and happy to know that you liked this curry. It is true, Addition of cream makes it more tasty and creamy.
Thank you for this recipe! It turned out amazing, and everyone loved it in my family. I am making it again today, since i dont have enough tomatoes i will add tomato paste. I’m sure it will turn out amazing, because i already prepared the paste and it smells great! thanks so much and i look forward to reading your other recipes.
Thank you Satinder for positive and constructive feedback. Good to hear that your family liked this curry. Yes tomato paste will be fine, it will still taste good.
Amazing recipe! Thank you so much for the step by step. I’ve made mutter paneer so many times but always felt something was missing until I tried your recipe. It’s perfect. 🙂
Thank you Divya for the positive review. Very happy to know that matar paneer curry came out perfect.
Stumbled upon your website after searching for good easy to make matar paneer recipe. It came out perfrect i was so impressed.Pictures and detailed tutorial totally helped i exactly knew what i was doing. Also microwaved the peas as per your suggestion. Recipe is a keeper.
Thank you so much.
Stay blessed ♥
Thank you for writing constructive and positive feedback. Nice to know that curry came out good.
Thank you.
you’re welcome.
Hi,
This recipe is superb.. It turned out very nice…thanks for sharing…
Glad to know that curry came out good.
I made a simple version of mattar paneer recently which did not use onions but had the addition of dried fenugreek leaves – methi – it did not have cream in it and I thickened the sauce a little with chickpea flour which seemed to work. I like your idea of using cashew nuts to add creaminess, I will try that as I am not a great fan of a lot of cream in dishes. In the UK, vegetarian indian food is not represented will in indian restaurants and the mattar paneer dishes do tend to be a little heavy. I love reading about home cooked style of indian dishes. Thanks for sharing your experience through your blog. It is much appreciated.
Chickpea flour is good for thickening the gravy but it won’t give you authentic North Indian flavors. You can make gravy creamy without cream. e.g use cashew paste or almond paste or yogurt.
Love paneer and peas so this is perfect!!!! Great step by step pics!
The curry looks yum and perfect with rotis.