Paneer & Corn Curry

Paneer/ Indian Cottage Cheese & Corn cooked in a delicious rich gravy . If you want to make the gravy more rich you can use milk instead of water but do not use cream.You can also shallow fry the paneer in little bit of oil before adding it to the gravy

Ingredients:-

Paneer:- 1 Cup cut into small pieces.
Corn:- 1 Cup

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Oil:- 2-3 Tbsp
Cinnamon:- 1 inch piece
Black cardamom:- 1
Garlic:- 1 Tbsp, chopped
Ginger:- 1 Tbsp, chopped
Onion, grated:- 1 (chopped)
Tomato:- 2 , chopped
Salt
Turmeric:- 1 Tsp
Red Chilli Powder:- 1 Tsp
Curd:- 1/4 Cup
Sugar:- 1 Tbsp
Milk or Water as required


Soak in hot water for 15 minutes :-
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Cashews :- 1 Tbsp
Poppy seeds:- 1 Tbsp


Procedure:-

Grind together soaked cashew & poppy seeds, ginger , garlic and tomato to make a paste, keep it aside.

1)Heat the oil in a non tick pan / kadai on a medium heat. When hot add cinnamon , black cardamom & onion and cook until onions are brown in color.

2)Add the paste made earlier along with the spices ( salt, turmeric and red chilli powder ), cook for 3-4 minutes.

3) Add curd and milk/water , mix everything well. Cook for 3 more minutes.

4) Add paneer and corn , cook for another 2 minutes.

Serve along with roti/parathas/pooris etc

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Matar Paneer/ Indian Cottage Cheese & Peas Curry (Pressure Cooker Recipe)

Making anything in pressure cooker is super easy & super fast. It is real time saver when you are short on time want to make something quick. I learned this version of matar paneer from my mom when she visited me last year. Moms are great and its really surprising no matter how much time you spend with them but they always have something new to teach you.



Ingredients:-

Oil:- 2-3 Tbsp
Cumin seeds:- 1/2 Tsp
Mustard seeds:- 1/2 Tsp
Onion:- 1 (small, chopped)
Ginger:- 1 Tbsp (chopped)
Garlic:- 1 Tbsp (chopped)
Tomato:- 1 (big, chopped)
Peas/Matar:- 1 Cup
Paneer/Indian Cottage Cheese:- 1 Cup (cut into small pieces)
Water as needed


Spices:-
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Salt as per taste
Turmeric:- 1 Tsp
Red Chilli Powder:- 1 Tsp
Garam Masala:- 1 Tsp
Kasoori Methi Powder:- 1 Tsp


Procedure:-

1) Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add cumin & mustard seeds , let it splutter.
2) Add ginger and garlic , fry till light brown.
3) Add onion & fry until light brown
4) Add tomatoes and all the spices( except kasoori methi powder) , mix everything well, cook until tomatoes are tender.
5) Add the paneer and peas and cook everything for 2-3 minutes.
6) Add water and close the pressure cooker , cook on high for about 4-5 minutes ( i usually switch off the gas just before it starts to whistle).
7) Let it sit for 2-3 minutes.


Serve hot with Rotis/chapatis..

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