Alternative names | matar paneer, mutter paneer |
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Place of origin | India |
Region or state | punjab india [1] |
Main ingredients | Paneer, peas, tomato based sauce, garam masala spice mix |
Mattar paneer ( Hindi: मटर पनीर), also known as matar paneer, muttar paneer, and mutter paneer, [2] [3] is a modern restaurant-style and vegetarian punjabi dish [4] [5] consisting of peas and paneer in a tomato-based sauce, [6] spiced with garam masala.
It is often served with rice and an Indian type of bread ( naan, paratha, poori, or roti depending on region). Various other ingredients are often added, such as potato (aloo), corn, yogurt or cream. [7] [8]