How do you make mutter paneer?

Question

How do you make mutter paneer?

Answer 1

http://youtube.com/watch?v=sdGtxnEh0zQ

Answer 2

If Nigella can do it so can you...

I have made this once and it is actually really nice

Answer 3

INGREDIENTS:

500 gms paneer cubed

200 gms shelled peas

2 large onions

3 medium tomatoes

1 tbsp ginger paste

2 tbsps garlic paste

2 tsps coriander powder

1 tsp cumin powder

2 tsps garam masala

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

2 green chillies chopped fine

6 tbsps of oil

1 1/2 cups water

Salt to taste

3 tbsps cream

Coriander leaves chopped fine to garnish

PREPARATION:

-Grind onions into a fine paste in a food processor. Keep aside.

-Next grind tomatoes into fine paste and keep aside.

-Heat 2-3 tbsps of oil in a pan and gently stir-fry the cubes of paneer till golden.

-Remove onto a paper towel and keep aside.

-In the same vessel heat 2-3 tbsps of oil and add the onion paste. Fry till it turns light brown.

-Add tomato paste, ginger and garlic paste and fry for another 2 minutes.

-Add the coriander, cumin, turmeric and garam masala powders, green chillies and fry, stirring continuously till the oil begins to separate from the masala (spice mixture).

-Add the peas to the masala and fry for 2-3 minutes.

-Then add the paneer, water and salt, reduce flame to a simmer and cook till the gravy thickens.

-When the gravy is as thick as you would like, turn off the flame and stir in the cream.

-Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.

-Mutter paneer tastes great with parathas, naans and even jeera rice.

You could always tweek it a little depending on how you like it - spicy or mild.

Answer 4

Mutter Paneer

Mutter Paneer is a delicious curry of peas and home-made cheese cubes (paneer). Once again - it's a Punjabi dish - and is extremely tasty when served with roti - or pitta bread: you can choose! And again - it's really easy to make. Just get the following ingredients together:

Ingredients used for mutter paneer

1 packet of ready-made paneer cubes from your local Indian shop - about 500g

2 medium onions chopped finely

1 tin of chopped tomatoes

A generous bowl of frozen peas

The usual chunks ginger, chillie, garlic from your freezer (thawed of course)

2 (heaped) teaspoons ground coriander

2 teaspoons salt

3 (heaped) teaspoons garam masala

1 and a half teaspoon of haldi (turmeric)

1 teaspoon of ground cumin

1 pinch of cumin seed if you have some

Heat up a couple of tablespoons of veg oil in a frying pan until hot and then add the cube sof paneer and fry until golden brown - turning over frequently to ensure even browning.



When the paneer cubes have browned - place them onto a plate lined with kitchen paper so that the excess oil is absorbed away. In the meantime - get a large-ish pot and heat some vegetable oil in it until hot - and add the pinch of cumin seed and wait until it splutters.



Then add the chopped onions and fry until goldeny-brown. After which add the ground dry spices and fry some more for about 5 mins gently.



Then when the spices are infused int he onion mixture - and the oil begins to separate from the onions - add the tin of chopped tomoto - and stir around on highish heat for a few mins.



After about 5 mins of simmering tomato-onion-spice mixture - add about 4 small glasses of water to the pot - and bring to simmer. Then add the previously-fried cubes of paneer to the pot and let it simmer for a few minutes more.



Then add the bowl of frozen peas - mix it about and simmer with the lid partially on for about 20 mins - stirring occasionally. The paneer cubes - which started out as "stodgy" plain cheese pieces should by now be of a texture a bit like sponge - and should have absorbed the masala flavours too.



When the "soup" in the pot is of the consistency that you prefer - simmering with the lid off to let some water evaporate - then just stir in some freshly chopped coriander leaf if - and switch the flame off - put the lid on - and then go and prepare some pitta bread or toast - or whatever - to accompany the mutter paneer.

Awesome stuff

Answer 5

Paneer   200 grams

Cooked green peas 1 cup

Onion 1

Tomatoes 1

Bay leaves 2

Cloves 3-4

Black pepper powder 1/4 tsp.

Ginger-garlic paste 1 tsp.

Green chilli 1

Turmeric Powder 1/2 tsp.

Red chilli powder 1 tsp.

Coriander powder 1/2 tsp.

Poppey seeds 1 tbsp.

Cumin powder (Roasted) 1 tsp.

Garam Masala Powder 1 tsp

Vegetable oil 5-6

Salt to taste

Green coriander leaves for garnishing

  

  

Method:

1. Heat oil in a pan / kadhai.

2. Cut paneer into small cubes. Fry over medium heat until light brown. Turn pieces while frying. Be very careful as it splatters. Keep aside the paneer pieces.

3. Cut onion, tomato and green chilli. Grind it in mixie and make paste. Add ginger-garlic paste.

4. Heat remaining oil and fry bay leaves and cloves for 30 secs. Add the paste and fry on medium heat until golden brown (The oil starts separating from the mixture).

5. Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala, black pepper powder, poppey seeds and salt. Mix well. Add green peas and fry for 2-3 minutes.

6. Add water just enough to make thick gravy. Bring the gravy to boil.

7. Add paneer pieces. Stir well and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes.

  

   Garnish with chopped green coriander leaves and serve hot.