Palak Paneer

Deepanjali Das
Deepanjali Das @cook_12477078

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Palak paneer is a classic ,delicious & healthy North Indian cuisine made from fresh spinach, spices & paneer/ cottage cheese.

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Ingredients

20 mints
4 servings
  1. 2 cupspanner
  2. 4 cupspalak or spinach (cleaned & chopped)
  3. 1 tbsoil
  4. 1 tbspheavy creame
  5. 1 tspbutter
  6. 2onion chopped
  7. 2small tomatoes (deseeded & chopped)
  8. 2green chillies
  9. 1 inchginger (chopped into small cubes)
  10. 4,5 clovesgarlic
  11. 1 tspginger, garlic paste
  12. 1/4 tspred chilli powder
  13. 1 tspgaram masala powder
  14. 1 tspsugar
  15. Salt to taste

Cooking Instructions

20 mints
  1. 1

    In a kadai with boiling water & little salt blanch the spinach leaves for 2,3 mints until wilted.

  2. 2

    Take them out & put them in ice cold water.This helps the leaves to retaining their green colour.

  3. 3

    To a blender add the blanched spinach along with tomato, 2 cloves of garlic, chopped ginger & green chilli.

  4. 4

    Puree to a smooth paste & set aside.

  5. 5

    Heat a kadai on medium heat, add oil & then add the remaining 2 cloves of chopped garlic & chopped onions until soft & translucent.

  6. 6

    Add the prepared spinach puree & mix.Add around 1/2 cup warm water,cover with a lid & cook for 10 mints on medium heat.

  7. 7

    Once the spinach is cooked,add red chilli powder,ginger,garlic paste,garam masala, turmeric powder,salt, mix & cook for 1 mint.

  8. 8

    Add 1 tsp sugar & then add the heavy creame & mix.

  9. 9

    Add the paneer cubes & mix.Let the curry simmer for 3-4 mints.

  10. 10

    Switch off the flame.Add 1 tsp butter. Serve the palak paneer hot with naan, roti or rice.

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