Paneer & Peas gravy

Satvik dish for this Navratri without Onion & Garlic. 
Jain cuisne, which is a strictly vegetarian cuisine  does not use vegetables that are plucked from underground, like onions, potatoes, garlic such dishes are called Satvik

Even some of the festivals most folks practice fasting & eat only Satvik dishes, Make the very famous Paneer & Peas gravy without Onion & Garlic

Mattar paneer is a vegetarian north Indian dish consisting of peas and paneer in a tomato based sauce, spiced with garam masala. Paneer is a fresh cheese common in Indian cuisine. It is an unaged, acid-set, non-melting farmer cheese or curd cheese made by curdling heated milk with lemon juice, vinegar, or any other food acids. Its crumbly and moist form is called chhena in eastern India 

Mattar paneer is often served with rice and an Indian  bread naan, paratha, poori, or roti Various other ingredients are often added, such as yogurt or cream .

Ingredients Needed:

Paneer: 200 grms
Oil: 3 sps
Cloves: 4
Cinamon: 1/2 inch

Tomatoes: 3 
Peas: 1 cup

Cashew: 1/2 cup

Red chili powder: 2sps

Cumin powder: 1/2 sp

Garam masala powder: 1/2 sp

Cream: 2sps(optional)

Kasuri methi:(optional): 1sp

Method:

Pressure cook peas till soft

Keep the  Paneer in hot water untill used

Slit tomatoes & boil them in water
Then add cashew with it & switch off heat let it soak for 10 min

Once cooled down peel the tomatoes skin add it to blender along with cashew
Blend to fine paste, Keep aside

Heat a  deep Dish add Oil then add Cloves & Cinamon
Add Tomato & cashew paste & fry add little water
Then add Redchili powder & cumin powder
Add cooked peas & salt to taste misx nicely
Then add garam masala powder & Paneer cubes
Add peas stock 1 cup & let it boil till paneer is cooked
Sprinkle Kasuri methi & garnish with cream & mix

Paneer & peas gravy ready to serve with Chapati/ Naan