Microwave Mutter Paneer Recipe: How to make Mutter Paneer in Microwave

After posting slow cooker recipes like slow cooker carrot halwa, slow cooker aloo-palak , slow cooker pav-bhaji etc for past few weeks, today I am posting Microwave recipe for Mutter Paneer (Peas and Paneer Curry). This dish is very regularly made in our house hold mainly because it is so simple to make and it is so comforting to eat with rice or roti. List of ingredients may seem long but they are very easily available. I have added cashew paste to get the creamy texture. My daughter likes to add paste of poppy seeds. She thinks that gives her taste/texture closure to what we see in restaurants.

Preparation Time: 10 Minute
Cook Time: 25 Minute
Serves 4 people

Ingredients:

For gravy:

1. 2 medium size nicely chopped onion
2. 2 medium size nicely chopped tomato
3. 1/2 cup tomato pure
4. 1 tsp ginger paste
5.2 tsp garlic paste
6.1 bay leaf
7. 4 tbsp oil
8. 1 green cardamom

Vegetables and spices:

1.1/2 cup boiled or frozen green peas (mutter)
2.1 cup cubed paneer (Indian cottage cheese easily available in Indian grocery store)
3. 3 tbsp butter
4. 1-1/2 tsp Kashmiri red chili powder
5. 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
6. 1 tsp cumin powder
7. 1/2 tsp coriander powder
8.1/2 tsp garam masala
9. 2 tsp sugar ( or as per taste)
10.1 tbsp yogurt
11. 2-1/2 tbsp cashew powder or paste
12. 1/2 tsp kasuri methi ( dry fenugreek leaves )
13. salt to taste
14. fresh cream
15. nicely chopped coriander leaves

Method:
1. In a microwave safe bowl combine oil,  onion, tomato,bay leaf and pinch if salt. Mix it well.
2. Put it in a microwave for about 20 minute (depending on your microwave )
3. Let it cool down. Remove the bay leaf and crush the gravy well.
4. Now add all remaining ingredients(from Vegetables and Spices section) in gravy except for cream and coriander leaves.
5. Add little bit of water and mix it very well.
6. Cover the curry and put in microwave for 5 minutes. Mix it well and mutter paneer should be ready.
7. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves.
8. Serve hot with naan, paratha,  rice, pulav or biryani

Tip
This curry will stay fresh in freezer for 2 weeks.

Similar Microwave Recipes:
1. Microwave Vegetable Makhani Recipe
2. Microwave Jeera Rice Recipe
3. 15 Minute Microwave Mango Halwa Recipe
4. Microwave Coprapak (Coconut Halwa) Recipe

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