Super Simple Matar Paneer (Instant Pot)
Matar Paneer is a popular everyday dish common in Indian restaurants and Indian households. It is also one of my daughter’s favorite dishes. Earlier this week, I concoccted a super simple version of this recipe. I made this as a main dish for Bhai Phota, and had very happy children. My secret weapon is my basic curry sauce. You will find this in my Instant Indian cookbook, and also here on this site.
Thankfully, I often have the sauce handy. It has been quite my salvation on this craxy week. I am getting quite sick of being sick.
The good news is that I do think that I am on the mend. Anyway, this ridiculously simple matar matar paneer, usued ready made sauce, cubes of paneer and is finished with homemade garam masala. Yes, of course you can use store made masala. The taste will be flatter.
Anyway, for this dish, I dumped the sauce, paneer, and frozen costco green peas into the instant pot and set it on 1 minute of pressure which a quick release. Add in some light cream and garam masala and cooked it though.
That is a weeknight warrior kind of matar paneer recipe. The kind of recipe that we must all have in our back pockets. They come in handy when mom is sick and something festive needs to be made. They come in handy when you or your teen is having a long day. A block of paneer or extra firm tofu is very much a pantry staple for me. Yes this recipe works fine with extra firm tofu and you can splash in some coconut milk instead of the light cream to keep the recipe vegan.
Pair it with some steamed rice, or your favorite flatbread. Here is another great option for your dinner rotation.
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A super easy version of matar paneer, green peas with paneer cheese made with pre-made masala done in the instant pot.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Basic Curry Masala Basic Curry Masala
- 1 pound of store bought paneer or extra firm tofu cubed
- 1 and 1/2 cups frozen green peas
- 1/2 cup light cream
- 1 teaspoon garam masala powder
Instructions
- Place the Basic Curry Masala, paneer or tofu and frozen green peas in the instant pot.
- Cook on 1 minute pressure and release the pressure after 5 minutes.
- Stir well. Mix in the light cream and garam masala powder. Turn on the saute mode and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Serve hot with rice or flatbreads.
Notes
To keep this recipe vegan, use extra firm tofu and coconut milk.