Creamy Palak paneer

Name: Creamy Palak paneer
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 100 gm spinach leaves; 1 cup coriander leaves; 200 gm paneer cubes; 1/2 cup scrambled paneer; 2 green chillies; 1 tbsp oil; 2 tbsp butter; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp Ginger paste; 1 medium size onion paste; 1 medium size tomato puree; 1/4 tsp garam masala powder; 1/2 tsp Red chili powder; 1/2 tsp coriander powder; 1/2 tsp cumin powder; 2 tbsp fresh cream; 1 bay leaf; 1 tbsp dry roasted kasuri methi (Fenugreek leaves); 1 inch cinnamon sticks; 3 cloves; 1 dry red chili; 1 tsp lemon juice; Pinch asafoetida; to taste Salt

Suhita Rana Chowdhury👩‍🍳 @cook_26555245

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Bangalore, India

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Ingredients

20 minutes

2 servings

100 gmspinach leaves
1 cupcoriander leaves
200 gmpaneer cubes
1/2 cupscrambled paneer
2green chillies
1 tbspoil
2 tbspbutter
1 tspcumin seeds
1 tspGinger paste
1medium size onion paste
1medium size tomato puree
1/4 tspgaram masala powder
1/2 tspRed chili powder
1/2 tspcoriander powder
1/2 tspcumin powder
2 tbspfresh cream
1bay leaf
1 tbspdry roasted kasuri methi (Fenugreek leaves)
1 inchcinnamon sticks
3cloves
1dry red chili
1 tsplemon juice
Pinchasafoetida
to tasteSalt

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Steps

20 minutes

1

In a pot blanch spinach leaves in boiling water for 2-3 minutes. Remove it and transfer into ice- cold water.
2

Squeeze out excess water.grind into a fine Puree along with green chillies and coriander leaves.
3

Heat 2tbsp oil or butter in a pan and add paneer cubes and shallow fry till they turn golden brown.Remove it and transfer immediately in a bowl of cold water. (This helps in keeping the paneer soft)
4

Now heat a pan with 1tbsp oil and 2tbsp butter, add bay leaf, cumin seeds, asafoetida. Stir fry for a minute.
5

Now add onion paste, ginger paste. Fry them until it turns golden brown on medium flame.
6

Now add tomato puree, turmeric powder,red chili powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and mix well. At this stage add 1/2 tsp dry roasted kasuri methi.stair and cook well on medium flame.
7

Add the Palak - coriander leaves Puree and fry for 3-4 minutes on medium flame till the oil separate.
8

Now add about 1cup of hot water to get the desired consistency of the gravy.
9

When the gravy is cooked then add the fresh cream in it. reduce the flame medium to low. And let it come to boil.
10

When the gravy comes to boil add paneer cubes and scrambled paneer and mix it well with 1tsp lemon juice. cook for 3-4 minutes.
11

Finally add 1tbsp butter,1/2tsp dry roasted kasuri methi garam masala powder. mix well.turn off the flame.
12

Drizzling with fresh cream, scrambled paneer on top & Serve hot with rumali roti,naan or paratha.