Paneer Mattar Kadai

Ingredients:

200 Grams Packet Paneer/ Cottage Cheese ( cut into small cubes)

1 Cup Peas (precooked in salt)

1/2 Cup Tomato Puree 

1 Tbsp Chilly Powder

1 Tbsp Coriander Powder

1/2 Tsp Turmeric Powder

1 Tbsp Ginger&Garlic Paste

1/2 Tsp Garam Masala

1 Pinch Asafoetida

10 Cashew nuts (soaked in warm water ground to paste) 

1/4 Cup Fresh Cream

1 Tsp Kasuri Methi 

2 Tbsp Butter

1 Tbsp Oil

Lime few drops

Salt to taste.

First Step:

• Soak the cashew nuts in warm water for 1/2 hour and grind to a smooth paste with out adding water i however added cream while grinding. set aside.

Second Step:

• Heat a wok / kadai add butter start frying the paneer cubes in the butter till the cubes turn a bit golden brown all sides drain and reserve in a plate.

Third step:

• In the same kadai add the oil to the reserved butter tip in the ginger and garlic paste and fry a bit tip in the tomato puree and fry tip in the masala chilly powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and the garam masala and fry a bit till the oil separates to the sides add the dry kasurimethi and fry tip in the peas add water and salt stir cover and bring to a boil tip in the fried paneer and stir add the cashew paste bring to a boil add few drops of lime juice and garnish with fresh coriander leafs...serve hot with roti...Enjoy...:)

I  saw the recipe printed on frozen peas packet (safal) and tried it was too good i prepared this recipe last year was not sure weather to post the recipe on blog  since everyone would have seen the recipe and tried the recipe we liked it and I would try this recipe again probably for my dads birthday...it was rich and tasty..:)

I've done detail video demo for this recipe in English do watch and Enjoy...:)