First cut the paneer into cubes.
After that take one fry pan / Kadai.
Place pan / kadai on the gas.
Add oil to the pan / kadai to fry the paneer.
Put the paneer in the pan / kadai to fry
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Fry the paneer until light brown.
When the paneer is roasted, take it out in a plate and keep it aside.
Take the spices given above. Such as green cardamom, big cardamom, bay leaf, black pepper, cloves, cumin, cinnamon.
Make the paste of onion.
Paste should be coarse.
Make the paste of Tomato.
After frying the paneer, we took it out separately.
Now if there is more oil in the pan, then take out more oil in a separate bowl.
Leave 2 tsp of oil left in the pan.
Now add bay leaf, black pepper, green cardamom, cinnamon, big cardamom,
cumin in the pan / kadai.
When cumin starts crackling, add chopped green chilli.
After one minute add coarse paste of onion in the pan / Kadai.
Fry the onion for 1 minute, When the onion paste turns light pink.
Add turmeric powder, coriander powder to it.
Fry the spices.
Stir with spatula.
Fry the spices till the spices leave oil.
When the masala is fried.
Then put tomato paste in the pan / kadai.
Fry tomatoes with spices.
Add salt as per your taste.
Take little fried cashew.
In addition to that take one bowl of green peas.
Now add fried cashew and green peas to Kadai / Pan.
Add cashews and peas to the spices.
Close the kadai / pan with lid
Cook for 3 -4 minute, Keep the mixer stir in between.
Cook until the masala leaves the oil.
Add one glass of water in the pan / kadai.
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After that add fried cubes of cheese in the pan / kadai.
If you think the stock is less then add more water.
If You want, you can add 1 tbsp cream.
Close the kadai / pan with lid.
Take one tadka pan and place on the gas.
Add 1 teaspoon Kasuri fenugreek / Methi to the pan
As soon as the smoke starts coming out, immediately put the fenugreek methi in the tadka pan.
Keep the lid closed for 1 minute.
So that the aroma of kasuri fenugreek /Methi is mixed with the curry.
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Now take again the same tadka pan and place on the gas.
When the pan is hot, add 1 teaspoon of desi ghee / butter to it.
After that add 1 small tbsp degi red chilli powder to it.
Stir mixture with spoon.
Pour this tempering in the pan.
Mix this tadka with spoon.
Now this yummy hotel vali paneer matar sabji / Cheese peas curry is ready.
Now sprinkle coriander leaves on the curry.
Serve hot, and enjoy with steamed rice, pulav or nan, chapati or poori.