Mushroom Mattar Paneer

Thick, rich gravy based dish with peas, mushroom and cottage cheese- Who wouldn't love it? It is really flavorful and works great with rice/roti.

Ingredients-

250 gms cottage cheese (cubed)

1 cup frozen peas (thawed)

1 medium sized onion (chopped fine)

1 tomato chopped

1/2 cup mushrooms (sliced)

1/2 tsp grated ginger

3 garlic cloves (crushed and chopped)

1/4 cup cream

Salt (according to taste)

Oil for cooking

Green chilli (1 chopped)

Spices used for flavor-

1/2 tsp chilli powder

1/2 tsp coriander powder

dash of fenugreek leaves

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

1/4 tsp cardamom powder

1 small bay leaf

1/2 piece cinnamon stick

1/2 tsp garam masala powder

Coriander leaves chopped (for garnishing- according to taste)

Preparation-

• Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds. Fry for a couple of seconds (they will start to sputter). Add cinnamon & bay leaf- allow the oil to absorb the flavor.
• Add garlic, ginger and green chilli pieces- fry for a couple of minutes.
• Mix onions and cook them till they begin to turn golden brown.
• Add tomatoes and cook on a low flame till they become mushy.
• Mix chilli powder, coriander powder, dash of cardamom, garam masala and fenugreek leaves.
• Continue cooking on a medium flame till the oil separates.
• Add a bit of water to make it a bit saucy.
• Add mushrooms, peas to the sauce and adjust salt according to taste.
• After 5 minutes of cooking, add cottage cheese and blend well.
• Pour in the fresh cream and mix well.