Mutter Paneer is one recipe which I recently tried and have had a great satisfaction with the taste.There is no proper source for this recipe as I saw this in a TV show then from a book, finally I mixed up these 2 and came up with my version of mutter paneer masala which suits our taste. I always wonder how restaurant gravies alone are so creamy and tasty. Later I found that cream does the magic and gives a richness to the gravy, if you dont have fresh cream alternatively you can use milk too.
Mutter Paneer Masala – Ingredients:
Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 20 mins | Serves : 2
Recipe Category: Sidedish | Recipe Cuisine: North Indian
Recipe Category: Sidedish | Recipe Cuisine: North Indian
Paneer – 1/2 cup cubed
Peas – 1/2 cup [I used fresh peas]
Fresh Cream / Milk – 2 tbsp [I used malai, ie top of milk(paal aadai)]
Jeera – 1 tsp
Ginger garlic paste – 2 tsp
Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
Coriander powder – 1 tsp
Garam masala powder – 1 tsp
Coriander leaves – 2 tsp (chopped finely)
Oil – 1 tsp
Salt – to taste
To grind:
Onion – 2 small cut lengthwise
Tomatoes – 2 medium sized
Cinnamon – 1/2 inch piece
Cloves – 1
Cashews – 6
Oil – 2 tsp
Method:
- Take all the ingredients listed under ‘to grind’ in a mixer and grind it to a fine paste,Set aside.In a pan heat butter + oil add jeera , let it splutter.
- Then add ginger garlic paste saute till golden then add onion tomato paste, then add red chilli powder,coriander powder and garam masala powders.
- Add required salt and let it cook for few mins until raw smell leaves and becomes a thick sauce.
- Now add 1 cup water and let it boil for 2mins.Add peas,
- Mix once and pressure cook for 2 whistles.Once pressure releases open and let the gravy boil for few mins until oil separates.
- Now add fresh cream and let it boil.Meanwhile toast the paneer cubes in dosa tawa till golden with little oil.
- Now add toasted paneer and mix well.Finally garnish with coriander leaves and switch off.
I am sure you will also be surprised like me with this creamy mutter paneer masala, it is very tasty and sure a better alternative to the usual Paneer Butter Masala.
My Notes:
- For peas or any green vegetable to stay green, after pressure cook release the pressure manually and open it. This way the veggies will stay green while adding in gravies – Got this tip from my cousin and it worked too.
- Fresh cream gives a nice flavour to the gravy giving it a restaurant taste. You can use milk too replacing cream and it gives a nice flavor too.
- This gravy goes well with any dry rice like fried rice/ pulao or even with naan/rotis. After I tried this I prefer this to PB masala. I really regret for not trying this for all these days, and am glad I tried this now atleast 🙂
kaarasaaram.com says
January 23, 2011 at 4:38 pmLooks lovely Sharmilee;) …. very inviting..
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Shalini Gowrisankar says
January 23, 2011 at 7:33 pmDelicious it looks, it is also one of my favourite side dishes to go with crisp rotis 🙂 🙂
On a very serious note, I am planning to start cooking, may be in a small way initially.. Let me know how I should go about it?
Torviewtoronto says
January 23, 2011 at 7:43 pmdelicious combination looks yummy
savitha ramesh says
January 23, 2011 at 9:33 pmvery colorful mattar panneer…….lov ur cicks
My attempt at The Julie/Julia project says
January 23, 2011 at 10:50 pmThats so beautiful 🙂 Love the texture 🙂
Mrs K says
January 24, 2011 at 12:38 amThis looks so creamy & delicious,I love the soft phulka's on the side. kasoori methi adds a wonderful flavor to this dish:)
Satrupa says
January 24, 2011 at 12:48 amThe matar paneer looks creamy and yumm …. gr8 with paratha or naan 🙂
Sharmilee! :) says
January 24, 2011 at 2:14 am@Shalini : Thats nice to knw. Just start with recipes which involves less ingredients and time, then slowly you can get on from there…You can refer 'In 15mins' & 'Breakfast,Dinner ideas' section in the right side bar
sucheta dalvi says
June 7, 2014 at 5:14 amDear Sharmili ji, please help with the link, I could not find ' in 15 min" ideas
Divya Kudua says
January 24, 2011 at 3:44 amWow,some coincidence this is..looks like both of us followed a similar recipe,but with slight changes.Love your pics!!
RAKS KITCHEN says
January 24, 2011 at 3:54 amLove your version,sounds simple to try,will try ur version soon!
jeyashrisuresh says
January 24, 2011 at 4:26 amvery nice way of aking mutter paneer. The addition og pal adai instead of cream sounds nice. will try it next time
MiniBinoy says
January 24, 2011 at 5:06 amits really mouth watering!!…thinking of making it for lunch tdy!!:)
Prathibha says
January 24, 2011 at 5:31 amI also make it almost similar..looks really yummy
Priya says
January 24, 2011 at 5:38 amWat a delicious,truly tempting and irresistible peas paneer masala..
Aruna Manikandan says
January 24, 2011 at 7:08 amlooks perfect and delicious dear 🙂
M D says
January 24, 2011 at 8:24 amThis looks so creamy and deliciously yummy! Must try!
Ms.Chitchat says
January 24, 2011 at 9:09 amEnjoyed browsing thro' ur posts and glad to follow u :):) Mutter paneer is very creamy and professional looking, thanks for sharing.
Nithya says
January 24, 2011 at 2:18 pmThis is really looking creamy and good 🙂 I havent tried fresh cream in kurma too. Will try making it your way 🙂
The first pic is too good. Super tempting one 🙂
Suja Sugathan says
January 24, 2011 at 3:33 pmCreamy and yummy mutter paneer..perfect and tempting.
Krithi's Kitchen says
January 24, 2011 at 4:09 pmDelicious, creamy and colorful…
Colors are so pleasant…
Kairali sisters says
January 24, 2011 at 4:31 pmSuch a delightful dish Sharmi..Looks so creamy and perfect…
Swathi says
January 24, 2011 at 7:30 pmMuttar paneer dish looks delicious, nice with chapathi
aipi says
January 24, 2011 at 7:42 pmMy all time favorite..nice recipe!
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Tanantha P. says
January 24, 2011 at 8:10 pmI've never made a real Indian dish but often time work with Marsala. This sounds delicious!
anu says
January 25, 2011 at 2:34 amenticing and delicious pics of Mattar Paneer
Balakrishna Saraswathy says
January 25, 2011 at 5:16 amI just had these for dinner yesterday with roti… simply yummmooo:)
sanjeeta kk says
January 25, 2011 at 9:19 amThe curry looks creamy and tempting, Sharmi! Love the click.
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rekhas kitchen says
January 25, 2011 at 2:39 pmWow creamy delicious and so inviting mouthwatering…
carmenpiva says
January 25, 2011 at 10:29 pmHi! I've never been here before, and I love your virtual kitchen! It all looks so exotic for me!!
I'll pop in from time to time, I'll learn lots of things!
Sharmilee! :) says
January 26, 2011 at 12:54 am@Carmenpiva :Thanks a lot for ur encouraging words, do come in when u find time
Ananda Rajashekar says
January 26, 2011 at 5:57 pmcan there be any better combination than roti and matter panner, looks awesome 🙂
joy says
July 8, 2011 at 1:16 pmHi tried many of your recipe but sorry did not find tome to post a comment.
This particular one My children loved it so much when I packed for their lunch and also got an award from my second fellow class mates " Your Mom (ME) is the best cook".
I forced myself free to pass on the award to you since I do not deserve it.
Thanks a Lot , bye
Sharmilee! :) says
July 8, 2011 at 1:23 pm@Joy : Wow thats a nice compliment and it made my day….Its not only the recipe that matters but in the hands of the cook too so we shall share the credit 🙂
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Lekha says
November 7, 2011 at 8:31 pmit looks and tastes delicious….ty sharmee…ur my saviour…my hubby loved it so much…..ur a gr8 cook…..im proud that ur my friend…..
Anonymous says
February 12, 2012 at 1:42 amhi sharmis…….
i tried two of ur receipe(mutter panner,kadai mushroom)it came well.taste is also awesome…..thx for ur receipe…..
Shweta says
May 1, 2012 at 6:36 amI made this mutter paneer, and also added 1tsp kitchen king masala into it. the taste was yum
madhavi shenoy says
July 15, 2012 at 12:40 pmI tried this n taste was really amazing:) every body at home loved the recipe!!!
Veena Theagarajan says
September 2, 2012 at 2:57 pmLooks so delicious..Nice click Sharmi
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Gayatri Natarajan says
November 29, 2012 at 11:45 pmhai sharmi i tried this it came good as like restaurant style.thanks
Sajani Prashanth says
February 8, 2013 at 4:06 amHi sharmi, I tried this out and it turned to be really tasty. But I did not get the Color as shown in ur pic. Did u edit the pic with more brightness??? :p just kidding.
I am trying all of ur recipes one by one. Being a beginner ur website is very useful.
Thank u.
Sharmilee! :) says
February 8, 2013 at 8:20 amNo no the orange color comes from the tomatoes and the red chilli powder(homemade) I used. Infact it was more orangy that I had to reduce the contrast 🙂
Chithu says
March 1, 2013 at 7:34 pmHi sharmi, i tried this yesterday and it came out well. Thanks for the geeat receipe with nice explanation.
Chithu says
March 1, 2013 at 8:10 pmThis receipe description is awesome and it came out very well. Thanks a lot for the post
Purva says
July 5, 2013 at 4:42 amHey Sharmi…..thanks a lot again for such fab recipe…..loved it….prepared yesterday n me n my hubby were drooling in delicious gravy of matar paneer….n in the end literally licking the fingers….u see its kind of ritual now whenever I follow ur recipe….but I have a request for u….can u post recipe for Butter Chicken?? It would really great treat to my taste buds….thanks again….
SHARMILEE J says
July 5, 2013 at 8:18 amHey Purva, my next todo in nonveg is butter chicken so will surely post it soon 🙂
Sasi Rekha says
July 7, 2013 at 6:33 pmWoooww Sharmi… I tried this recepie today… it was wonderful to have with chapathy… Thanks for the recipie with imagess…
Kalpana says
November 8, 2013 at 4:43 amHi Sharmi..Recipe was too good nd taste is Divine…i too get same color nd texture ….i tried all ur items one by one… today for evening snacks i tried Poha Bread Roll & Ragi Badam Malt(My Son s 19 months old .He loved the malt nd ask more& more) both came out well nd got good credit from my hubby…So all credit goes to you…Plz post Butter Chicken..
suganya gunasundaram says
November 18, 2013 at 1:26 amhi sharmileee, i am new to this paneer recipes… just now going to give a try… but i have a prob… there is no availability of peas here…. can i use channa to substitute it..?
SHARMILEE J says
November 18, 2013 at 3:54 pmYes you can use chana if you like paneer chana combo as I havent tried that combo myself 🙂
subha ramasamy says
January 6, 2014 at 5:20 amHi sharmi,
Am following ur blog for a couple of years. And i have tried some for ur recipes. Biggest success is rasagulla. Thanks for sharing ur wonderful recipes and thanks again for inspring me to cook many new things. Came to know that u r one among the top 30 food bloggers of 2013, congrats on that and felt happy for u. Thanks!!!!!
Saurabh Mishra says
February 21, 2014 at 3:29 ami love paneer
Sri Divya says
April 3, 2014 at 10:26 amwow……tried it yesterday and it was superb liked a lot
thanks for ur wonderful recipe
I also tried ur tomato onion chutney and peanut chutney love them too what a taste yaar……..
Sri Divya says
April 3, 2014 at 10:29 amHi sharmilee
yesterday I tried this and it was WOW……….superb and my hubby liked it very much
and I also tried ur tomato onion chutney and peanut chutney and they r really yummy
loved ur blog………… thanku so much……..
nancy says
April 3, 2014 at 12:27 pmTried your recipe today it was really yummy. Thanks Sharmi
nancy says
April 14, 2014 at 11:49 amMade this recipe came out great Thanks a lot!
Kajal says
July 30, 2014 at 10:52 pmI made this recipe ..it came too good ..thanks for the recipe.
nuru ali says
May 24, 2015 at 8:49 pmThnx for the recipe
Pubali Das says
October 27, 2015 at 7:18 amHi Sharmi..Recipe was too good nd taste is delicious…. I love all your recipes n follow these every now n then….:)
Unknown says
March 2, 2016 at 3:57 pmHi Sharmi..thanks for the receipe..i tried this which came out very well…Awesome way of explanation..