Spinach with Indian Cottage Cheese

Name: Spinach with Indian Cottage Cheese
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 500 gm Spinach; 2 glass Ice cold water; 2 Tomato; 2 Green chilli; 1+1 Onion; 5 pods Garlic; 2 tbsp Cooking Oil; 200 gm Paneer; as required Salt to taste; 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder; 1/4 tsp Red chilli powder; 1/4 tsp Garam masala powder; 1/4 bowl Fresh cream; 1 tsp Lemon juice; 1 tbsp Kasuri methi

Aruna Thapar @Arunathapar27

New Delhi

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Palak Paneer is one of the most popular paneer dishes. Paneer (Indian cottage cheese) is cooked with spinach and spices in this creamy and flavorful curry. It pairs well with naan, paratha or jeera rice.

Aruna Thapar @Arunathapar27

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 servings

500 gmSpinach
2 glassIce cold water
2Tomato
2Green chilli
1+1Onion
5 podsGarlic
2 tbspCooking Oil
200 gmPaneer
as requiredSalt to taste
1/4 tspTurmeric powder
1/4 tspRed chilli powder
1/4 tspGaram masala powder
1/4 bowlFresh cream
1 tspLemon juice
1 tbspKasuri methi

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Wash spinach leaves thoroughly ib running water and remove its hard stems.
2

In a pan of boiling water, add little salt and then spinach leaves to it. Blanch the spinach leaves for 2 to 3 minutes.
3

Take it out and put spinach in ice cold water. This helps the leaves to retain its green color. Add the blanched spinach along with tomato, 3 cloves of garlic, ginger and green chili in a blender.
4

Puree it to a smooth paste and set aside.
5

Heat a pan on medium heat. Add the oil and then add the remaining 2 cloves of chopped garlic. Sauté for few minutes until it starts changing color. Then add the chopped onions. Cook the onion for 2 to 3 minutes until soft and translucent.
6

Add the prepared spinach puree and mix. Also add around 1/2 cup water at this stage. Cover the pan and let it cook for 10 minutes on medium heat. The spinach will bubble a lot. Stir at regular intervals to avoid sticking at the bottom.
7

Once the spinach is cooked, add the garam masala, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and salt. Mix and cook for 1 minute. Add fresh cream and mix well.
8

Stir in the paneer and mix. Let the curry simmer for 3 to 4 minutes.
9

Switch off the flame, add lemon juice and kasuri methi and mix. Serve hot with chapati.