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Matar Paneer Madra

Name: How to cook Matar Paneer Madra - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Bethica Das

Matar Paneer Madra

#Spoon - Madra is one of the signature dishes of Himachal Pradesh. It is a very nutritious dish where boiled chickpeas are cooked in a thick and creamy yoghurt based gravy called chana madra. It is truly a vegetarian delight with no onion, garlic or ginger. It is generally served during festivals, marriage or any special occasions.

Ingredient

Food ration :

4 people

Cooking time :

30 minutes

1/2 cup

green peas

& 1/2 cups paneer cubes

1 tbsp.

mustard oil

1 tbsp.

ghee

bay leaves

2-3

cardamoms

" cinnamon stick

3-4

cloves

mace

1/4 tsp.

asafetida (Hing)

1 tsp.

cumin seeds

1 tsp.

coriander powder

1/2 tsp.

turmeric powder

1/2 tsp.

red chili powder

1/2 tsp.

cumin powder

1/2 tsp.

garam masala powder

1 cup

yoghurt

1 tsp.

gram flour

green chilies, slit

1/2 tsp.

kasuri methi, crushed (opt)

1 tbsp.

coriander leave, chopped

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Whisk the yoghurt and gram flour and keep aside. Mix all the dry spices along with some water to form a paste. Keep aside.

* Step 2

Heat oil and ghee in a pan and temper with bay leaves, cumin seeds, cinnamon, cardamoms, cloves, mace and asafetida. Sauté for a few seconds.

* Step 3

Add the spice paste and sauté till the oil separates. Now add the whisked yoghurt and salt.

* Step 4

Keep stirring continuously on a low flame till the gravy slightly thickens. Now add the frozen green peas, paneer cubes, green chilies and kasuri methi.

* Step 5

Simmer for 2 minutes and switch off the flame. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with steamed rice, jeera rice, pulao, paratha, poori or chapatti.