Healthy Mutter Paneer Made Easy

I am sure there are 100's of methods to prepare mutter paneer. Today for lunch I was juggling between making paneer makhanwala and mutter paneer. In the end mutter paneer won because its been ages since I made it. Personally, I was aiming at preparing a healthy version of this side dish. This healthy version is easy to prepare, very flavor full and tasty. I served it with store bought flat bread, rice and raita for lunch. My entry to MM:Sensational sides hosted by Ruth's Kitchen Experiments who is helping Meeta this month.

Gadgets:

Heavy bottom pan
Cutting Board
Knife
Blender
Measuring Cups and Spoons
Spatula

Ingredients:

Paneer - 1 pound
Tomato - 2 cubed
Red Onion - 1 finely chopped
Garlic - 4 cloves finely chopped
Ginger - 1 inch grated
Peas - 2 cups frozen
Raw Peanuts - 5 without skin
Cloves - 3
Cardamon - 3
Cinnamon - 1 inch stick
Bay leaves - 1
Butter - 1 tbsp
Oil - 2 tbsp
Kasthuri Methi - 1 tbsp crushed
Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
Green Chilli- 2
Cumin powder - 1 tsp heaped
Coriander Powder - 1 tsp heaped
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Sugar - 1 pinch
Cilantro- 1 tbsp chopped
Fresh cream/Milk - 1/2 cup
Water - 1 cup




Preparation:

1. Add 1 tbsp of oil and butter to the heavy bottom pan allow to melt add peanuts and roast.

2. Add onions, garlic and ginger and cook well with salt. Add green chillis without seeds and tomatoes and cook well.

3. Blend this into a paste.

4. Reheat the pan and add 1 tbsp oil and then add cardamon, cloves, cinnamon and bay leaves.

5. Add the paste, water, cumin, coriander, red chilli and turmeric powder. Add crushed kasthuri methi , salt, peas and cook covered for 10 minutes.

6. Add paneer, sugar and cook for 5 minutes.

7. Add cream or milk and mix well cook for 2 minutes, garnish with cilantro and serve it hot with naan.