Saturday, March 28, 2015

Tofu Mattar Masala

Tofu Mattar Masala is a mild spicy North Indian dish. This look delicious slightly sweet and spicy North Indian saucy dish consisting of tofu and peas. This North Indian curry is made with mutter (peas).
This goes very well with Naan/Roti/Parota/Chapatti...
Ingredients
Chopped Tofu Pieces – 2 cup
Peas (fresh) – ½ cup
Cashew Nuts – 5 tsp
Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 tsp
Finely Chopped Onions – 2 cup
Finely Chopped Tomato – 2
Chopped Green Chilli – 2
Chilli Powder – 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder – ½ tsp
Coriander Powder 2 tsp
Cumin Powder – ½ tsp
Chopped Coriander Leaves – few
Kasoori Methi Leaves (Dry) – 3 pinch
Fresh Cream – few
Salt to taste
Oil – 2 tsp
(To Temper)
Cumin Seeds – ½ tsp
Bay Leaf - 2
Cinnamon Sticks – 2
Butter – 1 tsp
Method
In a pan, heat oil. Add cashew nuts and fry for few min.
Add chopped onions with little salt and fry till this get slight brown in color.
Then add turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste and saute it for another few min.
Now add chopped tomato and fry till it becomes mushy.
Then let it cool this completely and grind it as fine paste.
In a kadai, heat butter. Add the tempering ingredients one by one and saute it for few sec.
Then add the ground paste, chilli powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder and coriander powder then give a nice mix.
Then add chopped green chilli, green peas (fresh) and let it cook for another 2 to 3 min.
Now add tofu pieces with little water and close the lid. Let it cook for another 5 min.
Finally add crushed dry kasoori methi leaves and mix well.
Once it done then add fresh cream and cook for another 2 to 3 min.
Finally garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
Then serve this yummy tofu mattar masala with roti, naan or chapatti.

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