Taking a leaf out of The Palladian Traveler’s Blog, I thought I’d show one of my favourite meals from above, namely my Muttar Paneer Special (which means I’ve added red peppers to a Muttar Panneer recipe to add some contrasting colour!)…

Muttar Paneer Special

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  1. That is my Dad’s favorite too. 🙂 Even I like it..

    1. I think it is a popular dish – and every Indian Mother has her own version (or so I’m told) 😉 Certinly my neighbour Madhu cooks it differently to me 🙂

      1. The amount of liquid in it varies, mostly. Rest is the same. 🙂

  2. Oooh, this looks really good. I’ve never heard of Muttar Panneer before.

    1. You should be able to find many different variations on what is a fairly standard Indian recipe. It’s easy to cook, taking around 30-45 minutes.

      1. I’ll investigate. Thanks. 🙂

  3. it does look good … i will look that one up martin!

    1. There are many different variations Christine, so you may have to try a couple to find one you like.

  4. Yum! This is a lovely picture. I can “taste” it through my eyes. Thanks for the inspiration for tonight’s dinner.

    1. LoL – hope you’ve got the necessary ingredients 😉 Thanks for popping by

  5. Now I’m really hungry…!
    Is that tofu with the peas? *aww*
    Thanks for posting..mine dwelt on food, too. 😀
    @))–>>—

    1. Hi Magdelene – No, it’s an Indian cheese called Paneer which cooks without melting. Blame Tom – The Palladian Traveler – for this post, I was inspired by his food from above shots 🙂 I have done a previous post on the subject without any food 😉

      1. Sorry about that, I’m a sucker for tofu since I’m pescetarian…LOL…I haven’t tried Indian cheese, very interesting. I might look that up in an Indian deli/store. What does it taste like?

      2. It has a very mild flavour and I suspect that the main reason for it being cooked in dishes is to provide protein for Vegetarian Hindhu people. The key is to get it lightly browned on a couple of sides early in the cooking process – everything in this dish is fried in sunflower oil though I suspect that very traditional versions would use Ghee. I guess you could substitute Tofu blocks as long as you were really maxing-out the spices and I’d certainly recommend putting in a large fistful of fenugreek leaves to up the aroma!

      3. So, the cheese is fried…much like we do with the local white cheese. The fenugreek leaves will be difficult to find, though.

      4. Yes – but not deep fried – small amount of oil and the onions, garlic and spices go in there too. You’ll probably be best looking for the dried version of Fenugreek leaves. At a pinch, Fenugreek seed instead but you won’t get the same aroma.

      5. Maybe arugula…heheehe…

      6. I somehow think that Rocket is best kept for Italian dishes… 😉 But who knows… Maybe a new variation of Muttar Paneer looms 🙂

      7. Arugula lasagna would be more like it, *sigh*.

      8. Our Budgies like it 🙂 I suspect that trying your local cheese would be an interesting variation and you don’t have to have Fenugreek – check out the many recipes on the internet and see which ones have ingredients available to you 🙂

  6. Looks totally delicious, Martin!

    1. It is Kate – though that rests entirely upon your choice of spices in the sauce (which is where the multitude of variations on this dish comes in 😉

    1. LoL – A freebie from Force Cereals when I was a child! They’ve lasted better than a lot of more expensive cutlery! Sharp eyes Frizz 🙂 For info – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force_%28cereal%29

  7. I don’t know if I’ve tried something like this before… but it looks wonderful, Martin!
    Something tells me you would have had to use a much faster shutter speed had I been able to get my hands on that plate!
    🙂

    1. It’s All a blur Bob 😉

  8. oh yum – and what a funky fork! thanks for sharing.

    1. LoL – That fork was a freebie from Force Cereals when I was a child! They’ve lasted better than a lot of more expensive cutlery! – Still in daily use over 40 years later along with the knives and spoons that came with them.

  9. It looks absolutely delicious (the red peppers!) — but fact is I don’t think I’ve ever tasted that particular dish. Will have to remedy that —

    1. Most Indian Restaurants will have a version of it Judith – (but not with peppers).

  10. That looks really delicious. Happy Mother’s Day to your wife.

    1. Thank you! I shall pass your good wishes on (though Mothers Day was some weeks ago in England!) A very happy Mothers Day to your Good Lady 🙂

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