Hariyali Matar Recipe

Ingredients

2 cups Green peas (Matar) – steamed,1/2 cup Paneer (Homemade Cottage Cheese) – cut into small cubes,1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera),1 pinch Asafoetida (hing),1 tablespoon Sunflower Oil,Salt – to taste,2 cups Coriander (Dhania) Leaves – tighly packed,2 Green Chillies,5 cloves Garlic,1 inch Ginger,1 tablespoon Lemon juice

Instructions

1. To begin making the Hariyali Matar Recipe, peal the green peas, wash and steam it using a steamer and keep aside.Make a fine paste of the ingredients listed in the green masala, coriander leaves, green chillies, garlic, ginger and lemon juice, using a mixer grinder adding very little water and keep aside.Heat oil in a wide pan, add the asafoetida, cumin seeds and let the cumin seeds splutter.Add the ground green masala and saute for 2 minutes until the masala is well cooked and comes together.Add the steamed green peas, season with salt, add 1 cup water, give it a stir and let it simmer for 2 to 3 minutes.Once the gravy has thickened, add the paneer cubes and mix well.Let the mixture simmer for another 2 minutes and switch off the flame. Remove into a serving bowl.Serve the Hariyali Matar Recipe along with Tawa Parathas and Gajar Shimla Mirch Sambharo for the weeknight dinner or pack away for your lunch box.

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