Palak Paneer

Name: Palak Paneer
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 6-7 bunches spinach; 3 medium sized onions cubed; 4 blended tomatoes; 500 gms cottage cheese cut into 1inch cubes; 1/4 cup oil for frying cheese cubes; 1/4 cup oil for the gravy; 1 tsp cumin powder; 1 tsp red chilli powder; to taste Salt; 1/2 tsp turmeric; 1/2 cup cooking cream; 1/4 tsp garlic paste

Zainab Akbar @cook_16645571

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Cottege cheese cubes cooked in a rich spinach sauce.

Zainab Akbar @cook_16645571

#eidulfitr challenge
#4weekchallenge
Cottege cheese cubes cooked in a rich spinach sauce.

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Ingredients

6-7 bunchesspinach
3medium sized onions cubed
4blended tomatoes
500 gmscottage cheese cut into 1inch cubes
1/4 cupoil for frying cheese cubes
1/4 cupoil for the gravy
1 tspcumin powder
1 tspred chilli powder
to tasteSalt
1/2 tspturmeric
1/2 cupcooking cream
1/4 tspgarlic paste

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Steps

1

Blanch the spinach in hot water. Drain under cold water to retain colour. Blend to make a puree and keep aside.
2

In a frying pan put 1/4 cup oil and stir fry the cheese cubes. Wen slightly goldenish in colour remove and put in a bowl of warm salty water.
3

In a pan add the other 1/4 cup oil heat and add onions. Fry till golden brown in colour. Add garlic stir fry and then add pureed tomatoes.
4

Cook till tomatoes are slightly cooked then add all the spices and cook till the gravy thickens and oil surfaces on top.
5

Add the blended spinach and cook for 3-5 minutes. Add cream and a little hot water and let it cook.
6

Strain the cheese cubes and add to the gravy.. simmer for a few minutes. Serve hot with chapati or rice.