Methi Matar Malai

Preparation Time : 15 minutes
Cooking Time : 20 minutes

Ingredients :

• makhana - 1 cup 
• matar (peas) - 1/2 cup 
• paneer (cottage cheese)- 200 gms.
• kasuri methi - 2 table spoon
• khus khus (poppy seeds)-2 table spoon 
• kaju (cashews) - 50 gms.
• elaichi (cardamom) - 5-6 
• lavang (cloves) - 5-6
• dalchini (cinamon) - 1 inch
• bay leafe - 1
• tomato puree - 1 table spoon 
• tomato ketchup - 1 tea spoon 
• ginger paste - 1/2 tea spoon 
• green chilly paste - 1/2 tea spoon
• malai (fresh cream) - 2 table spoon 
• cooking oil - 1 table spoon
• sugar - 1/4 spoon 
• salt to taste 

Method :

Cut paneer in small pieces and wash peas . Heat kadai put 1/2 tea spoon cooking oil and fry makhana on low heat for 5 minutes and keep aside . Grind elaichi,dalchini,lavang in 1/4 tea spoon sugar . Grind kaju and khus khus saperately with water and keep it aside , beat fresh cream.  Heat oil in a kadai or pan put bay leaf now pour khus khus paste, ginger paste, green chilly paste tomato puree, elaichi, lavang, dalchini powder, kasuri methi, peas makhana and tomato ketchup in it and cook for 2 minutes . Put paneer pieces in kadai and cook for 1 minute . Put 1/2 cup water salt and kaju paste, cream, cook for 2 minutes put it in a serving bowl and serve hot.