Matar Paneer

Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons oil
- 8 oz (200 g) paneer, cut in 1” cubes
- 1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste
- 1 cup chopped onions
- 1 cup puréed tomatoes
- 3 green chilies, seeded and finely chopped
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon red chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- Garam masala
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup peas
- ¾ cup (200 ml) water
- 1 tablespoon chopped coriander
Steps
Frying paneer
- Heat oil in deep pan.
- Add paneer cubes. Fry all sides over medium-low heat until golden brown.
- Remove paneer. Drain on paper towels.
Gravy
- Remove excess oil from same pan. Add ginger-garlic paste.
- Add chopped onion. Cook, stirring, until translucent.
- Add chopped tomatoes. Mix. Cook well over medium heat.
- Turn off heat when tomatoes have released all their water. Cool.
- Transfer to blender. Add chiles.
- Blend until smooth.
Matar paneer
- Heat oil in pan.
- Add cumin seeds. Fry until they crackle.
- Add turmeric, chilli powder, coriander powder and garam masala. Mix over low heat.
- Add blended purée. Mix over medium heat.
- Season with salt. Mix in peas.
- Add some water. Cover and steam until peas are fully cooked.
- Uncover. Add fried paneer. Mix, adding water if required.
Tadka
- Heat small pan or tadka pan.
- Add 1 tsp oil and ½ tsp red chilli powder. Mix.
- Turn off gas. Add to matar paneer when serving.
Notes from the original
- Paneer is a pressed uncured cheese usually made fresh. It can be bought in Indian or specialty grocery stores or substituted by tofu if unavailable.
Source. Adapted from “Cookbook:Matar Paneer” by Wikibooks contributors, revision of 2025-06-19, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Changes. Steps rewritten into short commands. Introduction shortened. Wiki formatting removed. This adapted recipe is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo. Matar Panir mit Chapati - Mutter Paneer with chapati.jpg by Sonja Pauen - Stanhopea, CC BY 2.0 de, via Wikimedia. Resized; otherwise unchanged.






