It's my favorite recipe. I learnt this from my dear mom.
Ingredients:
1 Cup Frozen or Fresh boiled green peas
200gm (7 Oz) Paneer (Ricotta cheese) cut in 1 inch cube
2 Medium Onion finely chopped
3-4 Medium Tomatoes finely chopped
1 Tbsp Cashew Nuts
2 Tsp Ginger-Garlic Paste
2 Tsp Cumin-Coriander Powder
1 Tsp Turmeric
2 Tsp Chilly Powder (Red Thai Pepper Powder) If u want spicy u can add more)
1/2 Tsp Garam Masala (Spices Powder from India)
1 tsp Cumin Seeds
Salt as per taste
2 Tbsp oil
Directions:
1. Take oil in a pan and heat it. Then add onion, Sauté it till golden brown color. Add ginger-garlic paste, cashew nuts and again sauté it for 3-4 min.
2. Turn off the gas and allow the mixture to cool. Then blend it till it become fine gravy (paste). Keep this gravy aside.
3. Now blend the chopped tomatoes in blender and make fine puree.
4. Take oil in a pan and shallow fry the paneer cube till it becomes golden brown. Place it on paper to absorb the extra oil.
5. In the same pan, take little oil, add cumin seeds. When it crackles, add gravy. Cook it for 2-3min. Then add tomato puree, mix it well and cook it for 4-5min.
6. Add all spices like - Chilly Powder, Turmeric, Garam Masala, Cumin-Coriander Powder, salt and mix it well. Cover the pan with lid and cook it for 4-5min.
7. Add Boiled green peas, and fried paneer cube. Cover it with lid and cook it for 5-6min.
8. Garnish it with Cilantro and serve it with Chapati/Naan (Indian Bread).
