Mattar paneer
Serves: 4
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Recipe by Debbie MajorRecipe photograph by Dan Jones
Mattar paneer
Serves: 4
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Nutritional information (per serving)
Calories
421Kcal
Fat
19gr
Saturates
7gr
Carbs
22gr
Sugars
11gr
Fibre
9gr
Protein
35gr
Salt
0.1gr
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Ingredients
- 2 x 225g packs of paneer cheese
- 3 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 ½ tsp cumin seeds
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 5cm piece peeled fresh ginger, finely grated
- 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
- 500g frozen peas
- 300g ripe tomatoes, skinned and roughly chopped
- ½ x 31g pack coriander, roughly chopped
Step by step
- Cut the cheese into chunky strips. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large, nonstick frying pan, add half the cheese and fry gently, turning now and then, until golden. Put on a plate lined with kitchen paper and repeat with the remaining paneer and another tablespoon oil.
- Heat the rest of the oil in the pan, add the onion and cumin seeds and fry for 5 minutes until soft and lightly golden. Add the garlic, ginger and chilli and fry for 1 minute, then put in the spices and fry for another minute.
- Add the peas, 4 tablespoons water and some seasoning, cover, bring to a simmer and cook for 3 minutes. Uncover, stir in the tomatoes and paneer, bring back to a simmer then re-cover and cook for 2-3 minutes until the cheese has heated through. Season with black pepper and stir in the chopped coriander.