Matar Paneer
Time—
Yield4 portions
Energy402 kcal
Components0
Ingredients
- heat masala-base oil
- 5mloil, rapeseed
- brown onion
- 0.75wholeonion≈ 112 g onionchopped
- saute masala aromatics
- 0.5spice, cardamom, green, seed (tsp (ground))≈ 0.625 tsp spice, cardamom, green, seed
- 10gginger rootgrated
- 3clovegarlicchopped
- cook tomato-almond masala
- 400gchopped tomatoes
- 20galmond, flaked
- 0.5tspsalt
- add yoghurt to masala
- 100gyoghurt, greek, homemade
- heat gravy oil
- 5mloil, rapeseed
- saute whole gravy spices
- 0.5perspice, cinnamon stick
- 1perherb, bay leaf
- 0.5tspspice, cumin, seed
- stir in gravy spices
- 0.25tspspice, turmeric
- 0.75tspspice, chili powder
- 0.75tspspice, garam masala
- 0.75tspspice, coriander, ground
- add peas & water
- 160gpeas, frozen
- 200mlwater≈ 200 g water
- heat paneer in gravy
- 1tspherb, fenugreek, driedlightly crushed
- 1single, 5gchilli, green fingerdeseeded and slit
- 2.5gsugar, white
- 250gcheese, paneer3/4-inch dice
- stir in coriander
- 10gherb, coriander, fresh
Instructions
Process
- Masala Base
- Heat the oil to hot
- Add the onion, saute until golden - 5 minutes
- Add the cardamom etc, saute 1 minute
- Add the tomatoes etc, saute 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat
- Blend to a smooth puree
- Allow to cool a little and add the yoghurt
- Curry
- Heat the oil to medium
- Add the cinnamon etc, saute 30 seconds
- Lower heat to lowest, stir in the spices, 30 seconds
- Add the pureed masala. Saute 3 minutes until the masala comes together and thickens
- Stir in the peas and water
- Bring to a boil, cook - partially covered - on medium heat until the gravy turns thick -- 10-12 minutes.
- Add the crushed fenugreek, chilli, sugar, paneer. Cook for 2 minutes for the paneer to heat through.
- Remove from heat. Stir in the coriander.
Nutrition details
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| Nutrition | Per portion | Batch total |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 402 | 1607 |
| Protein | 21.9 | 87.8 |
| Carbohydrates | 14.8 | 59.1 |
| Total Sugars | 9.8 | 39.2 |
| Free Sugars | 1.7 | 6.7 |
| Fat | 26.9 | 107.8 |
| Saturated Fat | 13.5 | 54.0 |
| Fibre | 5.2 | 21.0 |
| Alcohol | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Salt | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| Iron | 2.27 | 9.09 |
| Calcium | 433 | 1730 |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.15 | 0.6 |
| Omega 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Magnesium | 33.9 | 136 |
| Potassium | 319 | 1280 |
| Caffeine | 0 | 0 |
| Cost | £1.21 | £4.83 |