Paneer Peas Curry ( Dry )

For the final day of week 1, under Mother's Day special theme am here with a simple and my mom's favorite dish with Paneer and Peas. My mom used to prepare this special dish on weekends specially when she used to prepare Poori. Freshly ground garam masala used to give this dish a special taste and flavor. This has also been a favorite dish for  us-3 sisters as mom used to make it when ever we used to go for a school field trip. This dish has been my friends favorite too....this Mother's Day am preparing this dish for my kids,  I hope they like it ....Here goes the recipe.......




Ingredients:


Paneer 1/2 pound
Green peas 1 cup
Onion 1
Tomato 1
Curry leaves 4
Green chillies 3
Haldi 1/2sp
Chilli powder 1/2 sp
Garam masala 1sp ( Freshly roasted and powdered Cinnamon, Cardamom and Cloves)
Ginger garlic paste 1/2 sp
Salt to taste
Oil 1/4 cup
Cilantro 1/2 cup


Preparation:


Heat pan and add oil.
Cut paneer into small cubes and fry them in the oil.
Remove and place them on tissue paper so that excess oil is drained.
In the same oil add curry leaves and very finely chopped onions and green chilies.
Fry for some time and add ginger garlic paste.
Cook till raw smell disappears.
Now add tomato, haldi, chilli powder, salt and garam masala.
Mix well and cook till tomatoes are soften.
Now add peas and little water to cook well.
When the peas are  almost cooked add paneer and cook for 5 more minutes
Garnish with cilantro and serve hot with roti, naan etc....





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9 comments:

Gayathri Kumar said...

Paneer and peas go really nice together. And with pooris this must taste amazing. Mom's recipe always rocks!

Rafeeda AR said...

The paneer peas curry looks so good... I feel like tearing a chapathi, scooping up some of that curry and slowly chewing it... delicious!

Srivalli said...

This is a fantastic one to make with Poori Sushma, very good combo!

cookwithrenu said...

The paneer peas curry looks so delicious and yummy. Love the colour of the gravy.

Sandhiya said...

Paneer peas curry looks fantastic. They really goes well together, with poori, it must be delicious.

Priya Suresh said...

All time favourite combo, would love to have this curry with some rotis.

Harini R said...

A classic combination of paneer and peas. goes well with puri/roti/naan. We love it even with rice :)

Pavani said...

Paneer & peas is such a delicious combination. I never tried it with poori, but it sounds yummy. Will have to try that combo some time.

Padmajha said...

This is really a great combo and so nice that you recreated your mom's dish for your kids! This is yummy pair with poori!