Name: Methi matar malai recipe by Chetna Parikh at BetterButter
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Kasuri Methi half cup; Fresh matar 1 cup; Paneer 100 gram; Kaju 2 tablespoon; Melon seeds 2 tablespoon; Poppy seeds half teaspoon; Big onion 1; Salt; One teaspoon of sugar; Oil one teaspoon; Ghee one teaspoon; [Chilli + ginger paste] 2 teaspoon; Garlic 3 cloves; Black Pepper 1/2 tsp; Cloves 3 to 4; Cardamom 2; Cinnamon 1 inch; Kitchen king masala 1 tsp; Turmeric powder 1/8 Tsp; Malai 1/4 th cup; Paneer 100 gm

ABOUT Methi matar malai RECIPE

A quintessential winter recipe with green peas and cream, cottage cheese to be served with roti or some jeera pulao. Follow this easy recipe to make this at your home.

Ingredients Serving: 4

Kasuri Methi half cup
Fresh matar 1 cup
Paneer 100 gram
Kaju 2 tablespoon
Melon seeds 2 tablespoon
Poppy seeds half teaspoon
Big onion 1
Salt
One teaspoon of sugar
Oil one teaspoon
Ghee one teaspoon
[Chilli + ginger paste] 2 teaspoon
Garlic 3 cloves
Black Pepper 1/2 tsp
Cloves 3 to 4
Cardamom 2
Cinnamon 1 inch
Kitchen king masala 1 tsp
Turmeric powder 1/8 Tsp
Malai 1/4 th cup
Paneer 100 gm

Instructions

In a pan take 1/2 cup of water add onion, garlic, cashew nuts [kaju], melon seeds, poppy seeds ,cinnamon, cardamom, black pepper and cloves , boil for 5 minutes. Cool it and grind it into a paste.
Soak the kasuri methi in hot water for 5 minutes.
Boil the fresh green peas in hot water for 2 minutes
Heat some ghee/oil in a pan. Add chilli ginger paste. Add the soaked kasuri methi & cook for 1 minute. Add boiled green peas and above onion paste and 1/8 th tsp of turmeric powder.
saute for few minutes and then add 1 tsp of kitchen king masala followed by salt, sugar and 1/4 th cup of malai [cream] and paneer cubes. Cook for 2 minutes and methi malai matar is ready to be served.

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