North Indian
Matar Paneer
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Matar Paneer is North Indian home cooking, eaten at lunch and dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Heat 1 tbsp oil and lightly brown the cubed paneer on the edges, then set it aside.
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In the same pan, let the cumin sizzle in the remaining oil, then cook the onion, garlic, and ginger until golden, about 7 minutes.
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Stir in the turmeric, coriander, and chili powder, then add the chopped tomatoes and cook until the oil separates, about 8 minutes.
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Add the peas, salt, and a cup of water and simmer until the peas are tender, about 8 minutes.
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Fold in the paneer and garam masala and simmer gently for 5 minutes so it soaks up the gravy.
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Finish with cilantro and serve hot with roti or rice.
Watch how to cook Matar Paneer
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Serve it with
A North Indian dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Matar Paneer, read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The cooked vegetable
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What it is eaten with
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The sharp little thing
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Something cool and fresh
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Matar Paneer carries dairy. It is free of the remaining 9 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | Yes | Lauki Chana Dal (Bottle Gourd and Lentils) |
| Gluten | No | |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 490 kcal
- Protein
- 23 g
- Carbs
- 23 g
- Fat
- 34 g
- Fiber
- 4 g
- Sugar
- 4 g
- Sodium
- 600 mg
- Saturated fat
- 13 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Matar Paneer takes about 40 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. It is at its best in winter, which is when what goes into it is worth buying.
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