Mutter Paneer is a traditional North Indian dish of cottage cheese(paneer) cubes and fresh green peas simmered in a rich, creamy tomato/onion-based sauce, flavored by spice blend of garlic, ginger, chili powder, cumin, coriander and garam masala. Mutter paneer is served with your choice of Indian bread. A material fee of $30 is due to the instructor at the start of class and will include basic spices needed to create most Indian dishes. Please bring a container to take your cooked dish home.

Food is considered both a source of strength and a gift from God. Indian traditional foods are recognized as functional foods because of the presence of functional components such as body-healing chemicals, antioxidants, dietary fibers, and probiotics. These functional molecules help in weight management, and blood sugar level balance and support immunity of the body.

Bio: Nutan Pawar was born in India where she learned to cook from her mother, grandmothers and great grandmother - where cooking together was a way of life. She loves cooking both Indian dishes as well as Thai/Vietnamese foods. Her current favorite dishes are Chicken Reshmi Kabob & Chettinad Lamb curry. She is a cooking enthusiast, an avid gardener and a full time real estate broker. Nutan's website is NutanPawarRealtor.com/Recipes/