March 21, 2025
IMAGINE EATING MATTAR PANEER AS A WEEKDAY MEAL...NOW YOU CAN!
My jarred Punjabi Masala curry starter makes it possible - but most importantly, makes an authentically Punjabi-tasting dish that you could feed your fussy 'I-only-make-it-from-scratch' mother-in-law. I'm not saying I have one of those... but just in case you did! Remember, what we discuss on this page stays on this page! lol.
When folks ask me what Mattar Paneer is, I first tell them a joke I always teased my girls with when they were little. 'What did one pea whisper to the other mutter... mutter... mutter.' The word for pea in Hindi is matter - pronounced like the English word for whisper. Get it?
This dish is so iconic that it's the sole reason I created our jarred Punjabi Masala - I wanted to make a sauce that would make peas and Indian cheese simple because my family (especially my husband) loves mattar paneer so much that they insist on eating it weekly. And, now they can without me losing my mind.
The recipe below is the result of months of experimenting. I hope you'll pick up a jar of our masala and give it a try. It's the closest you'll get to homemade mattar paneer. Don't take it just from me - take it from a certain Punjabi mother-in-law. Shhhhh....
P.S. We also have an Instant Pot version of this recipe. Try it out!
Makes 8 cups
IMAGINE EATING MATTAR PANEER DURING THE WEEK...NOW YOU CAN!
Our jarred Punjabi Masala curry starter makes it possible - but most importantly, makes an authentically Punjabi-tasting dish
Recipe by Anupy Singla, Indian As Apple Pie
Servings: 8 cups
Keywords: Paneer, Punjabi Masala, Indian Recipes
This recipe is by Anupy Singla, founder of Indian As Apple Pie.
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