Paneer Butter Masala Paneer

I love green peas and I was kinda tired of eating palak paneer. So I decided to look for other ways to dish out my paneer and hence decided to make Mattar Paneer. Paneer is rich in proteins and its a good substitute for vegetarians like me. 

A packet of paneer

A packet of frozen green peas boiled in hot water for 10 minutes till soft

3 tomatoes - blanched in hot water for 5 minutes and remove the skin and chop it into small pieces

2 onions chopped

2 tb Ginger garlic paste

Pinch of sugar

A small packet of cashew nuts - blanched in hot water for 15 minutes. Grind the cashews with the same hot

                                                 water into a fine paste

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

1/2 tsp cumin powder

1 tsp coriander powder

1/2 tsp garam masala

1.5 tsp red chilli powder

A pinch of turmeric powder

1/2 tsp kasoori methi - roasted lightly

3/4 tsp Salt

1 tsp ghee or butter

1/4 cup fresh milk

Method:

1) Add some oil to a pan and fry the paneer until its light brown on both sides. Once fried, immediately drop
    these into a bowl of warm water to retain its softness.
2) In the same pan, add some oil.
3) Add 2 tb ginger garlic paste and saute well till slightly light brown.
4) Add the chopped onions and some sugar to carameralize the onion juice. Saute well for abt 3 minutes.
5) Remove the onion mixture and let it cool.
6) In a blender, add the onion mixture and chopped tomato pieces and grind them to a fine paste.
7) In a new pan, add some oil and crack the 1/2 tsp cumin seeds.
8) Add the onion- tomato mixture and saute well for abt 3 minutes and bring it to boil.
9) Add a pinch of turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp cumin powder, 1 tsp coriander powder, and 3/4 tsp salt and saute them well for 5 minutes.

10) Add grinded cashew nuts and some water for consistency under low flame for about 7 minutes.

11) Add paneer pieces, green peas, 1.5 tsp chilli powder, 1/2 tsp garam masala, and roasted kasoori methi and saute them well.

12) Add 1 tsp ghee and 1/4 milk. Saute them well under low flame for about 5 minutes. Take care not to dehydrate the mixture. If it does, add more milk to retain the consistency.