Mattar paneer masala

Ingredients:

• Onions---2 med sized(finely chopped)
• Tomatoes--- 1 med sized(finely chopped)
• Ginger garlic paste---1tsp
• Paneer---250 gms(cubed)
• Green peas---100 gms(boiled)
• Cloves---3 no
• Cardamom---2 no
• Bay leaf---1 no
• cinnamon---1 inch stick
• Mace--- 1 spring
• Cumin seeds---1/2 tsp
• Cashew nuts---4-5 nuts(broken into small pieces)
• Coriander leaves---For garnish
• Cumin powder---1 tsp
• Coriander powder---1 tbs
• Chilly powder---1 tsp
• Turmeric---1 pinch
• Kastoori methi powder---3 pinch
• Green chillies---3(cut into circles)
• Cream ---3 tbs
• Oil---3tbs
• Salt---Adjust to taste

Preparation:

• Put oil in the cooking vessel. Add cashew nuts. Fry them to light golden clour.
• Add chopped onions. Add little salt to them and fry till light golden colour.
• Then add turmeric and ginger garlic paste. Once the ginger garlic paste leaves it's strong smell add chopped tomatoes.
• Cook for some time. Switch off the stove. Cool the mixture. Blend it to paste. keep it aside.
• Now put another vessel on the stove. Add spices(cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, bay leaf, mace and cumin seeds)
• Once cumin seeds splutter add the the ground masala paste. Add some water to it.
• Add chopped green chillies,
• Add the chilly powder, cumin powder, coriander powder. cook the mixture for few min. bring it to boil. Let it boil for 15 min on med heat.
• Add Kasthoori methi powder to the gravy.
• Cook for another 10 min to make the gravy slightly thick.
• Now add boiled green peas to it. Cook for another 10 min. Now add the cubed paneer pieces to it. simmer it for few min
• Now add coriander leaves. After 5 min add the cream to it and cook for another 5 min.
• Now the mattar paneer recipe is ready to serve.