Matar Paneer (Indian - Vegan)

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Matar Paneer (Vegan)

 

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Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Low Fat Vegetarian

 

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 brick reduced fat White Wave tofu

1 onion, sliced thin

1 teaspoon pressed garlic

1 cup water

1 teaspoon ginger

1 tablespoon cumin

1 tablespoon coriander

1/2 teaspoon clove

1/4 teaspoon methi (fenugreek)

1 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons gram flour (chickpea flour, besan)

1 package frozen green peas

1 cup ground tomatoes or tomato puree

1 lemon, juice only

 

Cut 1 brick tofu into cubes and bake in 300 degree oven while you prepare

sauce.

 

Saute thinly sliced onions in your favorite medium saucepan until browned.

Add 1 t. pressed garlic. Stir until distributed and then add water.

Add 1 t. ginger, 1 T. cumin, 1 T. coriander, 1/2 t. clove, 1/4 t. methi

(fenugreek), 1 t. salt, to onion/garlic at last minute of saute.

 

Mix: 2 t. gram flour (chickpea flour, besan) with enough water to make a thin,

smooth paste. Dribble in the chickpea flour mixture, while stirring. The

sauce will thicken.

 

Add a family size package of frozen green peas to the sauce, and cook

until hot again.

 

Add 1 cup of ground tomatoes or tomato puree and juice of one lemon; stir,

adjust seasonings.

 

Add tofu and simmer until it absorbs some of the

seasonings. Add more water if necessary.

 

Serve with rice .

 

Cuisine:

" Indian "

Source:

" Posted by cgibas (Cynthia Gibas) to the

Fatfree Digest [Volume 16 Issue 7] Mar. 11, 1995. "

Copyright:

" FATFREE Recipe collections copyrighted by Michelle Dick 1995. "

 

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 92 Calories; 2g Fat (17.3% calories

from fat); 5g Protein; 15g Carbohydrate; 5g Dietary Fiber; 0mg

Cholesterol; 2234mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0

Vegetable; 1/2 Fat.

 

NOTES : Paneer is soft white 'farmer' cheese that is commonly used in

India. I substituted reduced-fat White Wave tofu, and it takes

the place of paneer very well. This takes about 1/2 hour to make.

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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