Palak Paneer
This is a tasty and healthy vegetarian food used as side dish for rotis as well as rice. Palak paneer is one of the favorite dishes of India !
Ingredients
- 2 bunches Spinach leaves
- 300 grams Paneer cubes
- 8 cups Water
- 1 inch Ginger piece
- 2 nos Green chillies sliced
- 2 tbsp Ghee
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- 1 tbsp Garlic chopped
- 1 no Onion chopped
- 1 cup Tomato puree (or paste)
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp Chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp Coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp Kasuri methi crushed
- 1/2 tsp Cumin seed powder
- 1/4 tsp Garam masala powder
Instructions
- Boil water and add spinach leaves and boil for 1 minute.
- Strain the spinach and add cold water over it.
- Place the spinach in a mixie jar, ginger & sliced green chillies and grind to a smooth paste.
- Heat ghee in a pan.
- Add paneer cubes to the pan.
- Slightly roast on each side for 30 seconds – do not fry for a long time as the paneer will become hard.
- Keep aside, a few paneer cubes for garnishing.
- In the same pan, add cumin seeds, chopped garlic and chopped onion and saute.
- Add tomato paste or tomato pureed in a blender, mix well and saute.
- Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder, rushed kasuri methi, cumin seed powder and mix well.
- Close with a lid and cook for few minutes on a low flame.
- Open the lid, add the blended spinach, salt to taste, garam masala powder and mix well.
- Add fresh cream and mix well.
- Add the fried paneer cubes and mix gently.
- Garnish with a few crumbled pieces of fresh paneer that was set aside.
- Palak paneer is ready to be served.
Step by step method
- Boil water and add spinach leaves and boil for 1 minute.
- Strain the spinach and add cold water over it.
- Place the spinach in a mixie jar, ginger & sliced green chillies and grind to a smooth paste.
- Heat ghee in a pan.
- Add paneer cubes to the pan.
- Slightly roast on each side for 30 seconds – do not fry for a long time as the paneer will become hard.
- Keep aside, a few paneer cubes for garnishing.
- In the same pan, add cumin seeds, chopped garlic and chopped onion and saute.
- Add tomato paste or tomato pureed in a blender, mix well and saute.
- Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder, rushed kasuri methi, cumin seed powder and mix well.
- Close with a lid and cook for few minutes on a low flame.
- Open the lid, add the blended spinach, salt to taste, garam masala powder and mix well.
- Add fresh cream and mix well.
- Add the fried paneer cubes and mix gently.
- Garnish with a few crumbled pieces of fresh paneer that was set aside.
- Palak paneer is ready to be served.
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