Matar Paneer (Gharjaisa) with No Besan

A delicious North Indian dish made with peas and paneer, thickened with mashed potatoes instead of besan.

Ingredients
- 2cuppeas
- 1piecepotato
- 1 1/2cuponion paste
- 2cupfresh tomato puree
- 1/2cupcurd
- 1tbspdesi ghee
- 1tspcumin seeds
- 1tspginger garlic paste
- 1tspsalt
- 1tspred chilli powder
- 2tspdegi mirch
- 1tspcoriander powder
- 1tspgaram masala
- 1tspturmeric powder
- 500gcottage cheese
- 1sprigcoriander leaves
How to make Matar Paneer (Gharjaisa) with No Besan
Pressure cook the potatoes and peas until soft and mash it.
Heat oil in a pan and fry the cottage cheese pieces until golden brown. Rinse the fried cheese to remove excess oil.
In a separate pan, heat desi ghee and add cumin seeds. Once they splutter, add ginger garlic paste and sauté for a minute.
Add onion paste and cook until golden brown.
Add fresh tomato puree, salt, red chilli powder, degi mirch, coriander powder, garam masala, and turmeric powder. Cook until the oil separates.
Add peas and mashed potato to the mixture and cook for a few minutes.
Add curd and mix well. Cook for another few minutes.
Add the fried cottage cheese and bring the sabzi to a boil.
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.
Tips & Tricks
Use fresh peas if available for better taste.
Rinse the fried cheese to remove excessive oil.
Bring the sabzi to a boil after adding cheese to enhance the flavors.
Preeti Kalia
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