Instant Pot Matar Paneer

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recipe by Aleksandra @ Drop

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    25mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    2
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    683

A super fast and easy vegetarian curry with panner and peas in a lovely, rich tomato sauce. A perfect winter warmer served with rice or naan bread. You can substitute the paneer cheese with firm tofu.

Inspired by: https://www.yellowthyme.com/instant-pot-matar-paneer/

recipe updated Nov 17, 2021

Ingredients

  • Onion icon
    Onion
    1
  • Tomato icon
    Tomato
    530 g
  • Paneer icon
    Paneer
    200 g
  • Peas icon
    Peas
    120 g
  • Ghee icon
    Ghee
    1 tablespoon
  • Cardamom pods icon
    Cardamom pods
    3
  • Cinnamon stick icon
    Cinnamon stick
    1
  • Ginger-garlic paste icon
    Ginger-garlic paste
    1 tablespoon
  • Tomato purée icon
    Tomato purée
    2 tablespoons
  • Cashew nuts icon
    Cashew nuts
    7
  • Ground turmeric icon
    Ground turmeric
    ½ teaspoon
  • Chili powder icon
    Chili powder
    1 teaspoon
  • Ground coriander icon
    Ground coriander
    ½ teaspoon
  • Water icon
    Water
    120 ml
  • Salt icon
    Salt
    ½ teaspoon
  • Sugar icon
    Sugar
    ¼ teaspoon
  • Heavy cream icon
    Heavy cream
    2 tablespoons
  • Cilantro icon
    Cilantro
    1 tablespoon
  • Fenugreek leaves icon
    Fenugreek leaves
    1 teaspoon
  • Garam masala icon
    Garam masala
    1 teaspoon

Tools

  • kCook icon Spatula
  • kCook icon Stick blender
  • kCook icon Instant Pot
  • kCook icon Inner pot

Step preview

  1. Pre-heat until warm - Sauté
  2. Then add ghee, cardamom pods, cinnamon stick, onion and ginger-garlic paste to the inner pot
  3. Sauté until translucent - Sauté
  4. Then add tomato, tomato purée, cashew nuts, ground turmeric, chili powder and ground coriander to the inner pot
  5. Mix
  6. Add water to the inner pot
  7. Close and lock the lid and turn the steam release handle to Sealing
  8. Pressure cook, High, 4 min, then quick-release the pressure
  9. Open the Instant Pot.
  10. Remove the whole spices.
  11. Purée with stick blender until smooth
  12. Add paneer, peas, salt and sugar to the inner pot
  13. Close and lock the lid and turn the steam release handle to Sealing
  14. Pressure cook, High, 1 min, then quick-release the pressure
  15. Garnish with heavy cream, cilantro, fenugreek leaves and garam masala and serve
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