Rupen's Matar Paneer 

Original Recipe

Ingredients
1 cup green peas
1 lb Indian paneer cheese, cut into 1 inch cubes
1 tbsp tomato paste
2 T oil
1 medium sized onion, finely chopped
1/2 tbsp garam masala powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp cumin powder
1 T ginger garlic paste
2 T scraped coconut
½ tsp cayenne powder
Salt to taste

Directions
    1) Heat oil in a thick bottomed pan.

    2) Fry the onion until light pink in color.

    3) Add ginger-garlic paste, sauté for 4-5 minutes.

    4) Add the rest of the spices and sauté for 1-2 minutes.

    5) Add tomato paste and mix.

    6) Add 1 cup water and paneer cheese, boil and cook for 10 minutes.

    7) If needed, add more water.

Rupen Rao is one of the DC Vegetarian Cooking Group's resident chefs. If you like Rupen's original recipe, you can find many more on his Web site!