Palak Paneer
Palak Paneer is one of the most loved Indian dishes made with spinach and paneer, Indian style cheese and spices. It healthy and so delicious and cooks up quickly too.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 bunch of spinach about 2-3 cups
- 7 oz paneer cubed
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1- inch ginger piece
- 1-2 green chilies roughly chopped
- 1 medium sized red onion chopped
- 1 small tomato chopped
- ½ tsp red chili powder
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 2 tbsp ghee
- 1 bay leaf
- ½ tsp cumin seeds
- salt to taste
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1-2 tsp garam masala
Instructions
- Cut the paneer into cubes, in a bowl add paneer cubes, ½ tsp turmeric powder and red chili powder. Toss to coat all of the paneer.
- Meanwhile, heat some oil on medium heat in pan. Shallow fry the paneer cubes. Remove them from the pan and leave them on side.
- Heat up some oil in the same pan on medium heat, once the oil is hot add roughly chopped garlic, ginger, green chili and onions. Cook it until the onions are translucent. Add the tomatoes too. Cook it for few minutes. Then, add roughly chopped spinach and about ¼ cup of water.
- Let it cook until the spinach starts wilting. Turn off the heat. Let it cool down before blending it.
- Once the mixture cools down, blend the mixture.
- Heat some ghee in the same pan, add cumin seeds and bay leaf. Once the cumin seeeds splutter, add the spinach blend. Add spices like remaining ½ tsp turmeric, coriander and garam masala powder and salt. Let it cook for just few more minutes.
- Serve it warm with naan, jeera rice or paranthas with salad or raita for a complete meal.
Notes
It keeps well in the refrigerator for few days or you can freeze the leftovers.
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