Cottage Cheese and Pea Curry (Mattar Paneer in Hindi)

Serves 8 pressure cooking time 1 minute

Ingredients:
1. To make paneer: In a pan bring the milk to boil, stirring occasionally to prevent skin from
forming on top. Add lemon uice and stir till milk curdles !curd separates from "hey#.$emove
pan and strain. $eserve %
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cups "hey. )ather up corners of muslin and tie about *cms above
curd. +ang this bag for about &, minutes. )ently s-uee.e bag, takedo"n and place bet"een t"o
/hole milk 1,cups
0emon uice 1'(cup
)inger 1,gms
)arlic 1flakes
2egetable oil 1cup
3nions!grated# ( medium!(,,gms#
Turmeric po"der 1 teaspoon
$ed chilli po"der % teaspoons
4oriander po"der 1
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teaspoons
4umin po"der 1 tablespoon
Salt 1 tablespoon
Tomatoes !chopped# % large!&*,gms#
/hey or /ater %
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5eas!shelled or fro.en# * cups
)aram masala po"der 6 teaspoons
4oriander leaves!chopped# 1 tablespoon
cutting boards. 5lace on top board about %
1
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kgs.+eavy obect !saucepan filled "ith "ater# for
about % hours until paneer layer is 1cm thick. $emove "eight. 7ntie bag and remove. 4ut paneer
into %
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cm cubes.
%. )rind together ginger and garlic into a paste.
&. )roup paneer into & batches. +eat oil in cooker for about & minutes. 0ightly bro"n each batch
and remove. 8rain off e9cess oil leaving 6 cup in the cooker.
(. 5lace cooker on high heat. Add onions and fry till it turns golden bro"n.
*. Add ginger:garlic paste. Stir for a fe" seconds. Add turmeric, chilli, coriander and cumin
po"ders, salt, tomatoes are pulpy and oil sho"s separately !appro9imately * minutes#, stirring
occasionally.
1. Add peas. Stir and fry for about % minutes. Add remaining "hey or "ater !%
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cups#.
;. 4lose cooker. <ring to full pressure on high heat. $educe heat and cook for 1 minute.
8. $emove cooker from heat. $elease pressure "ith slight lifting of vent "eight.
=. 3pen cooker. 5lace cooker "ith peas on medium heat. Add paneer and simmer for about *
minutes. Stir in )aram masala po"der.
1,. Serve hot, garnished "ith coriander leaves>>>>>>