Dhaba Style Palak Paneer (spinach with Indian cottage cheese)

Name: Dhaba Style Palak Paneer (spinach with Indian cottage cheese)
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 500 gm palak (spinach); 200 gm paneer (Indian cottage cheese); 8-10 green chilies; 2-3 inch ginger; 1 tsp garam masala powder (whole spice mix powder); 1 tsp Cumin seeds; 2 tbsps butter; to taste Salt; 1 tsp Fresh cream to garnish; 4-5 Ginger julienne for garnish

Sadaf Jabeen @Sadafjabeen85

Almere, Netherlands

Palak paneer is a vegetarian dish,consisting of paneer in a thick paste made from puréed spinach,called palak in Hindi,Marathi,Gujarati and other Indian languages. Palak paneer is served hot with a side dish such as roti,naan,paratha or boiled rice. I have served it with zeera rice and onion rings. My palak paneer recipe is with only few ingredients just like Dhaba style,it’s very delicious and healthy.Try it and love it .

Sadaf Jabeen @Sadafjabeen85

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Ingredients

30 minutes

4 servings

500 gmpalak (spinach)
200 gmpaneer (Indian cottage cheese)
8-10green chilies
2-3 inchginger
1 tspgaram masala powder (whole spice mix powder)
1 tspCumin seeds
2 tbspsbutter
to tasteSalt
1 tspFresh cream to garnish
4-5Ginger julienne for garnish

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Steps

30 minutes

1

First of all wash spinach (palak), then put big pot on high flame add spinach and water and give 1 boil to blanch the spinach.
2

Now strain the spinach and give bath of cold water to it and keep aside.
3

Now lets do some preparation before cooking, cut the paneer into cube shape or whatever shape you like. Then chop onion thin and small.
4

We will now make puree of spinach, in blender add ginger and green chilies (use generous amount of ginger) blend it one time then add in blanched spinach and make fine puree.
5

Keep aside the puree and let start to cook..
6

Now keep wok or pan on medium flame add in butter, when melts put the cumin seeds let crackle then add diced onion and sauté till light pink.
7

After that add spinach puree to the wok and mix it nicely, add salt, if needed add water for your needed consistency, cover it and cook for 10 minutes.
8

Now add paneer to the puree, garam masala, small cube of butter and adjust salt, mix well cook for another 5 - 8 minutes.
9

Dhaba style palak paneer is ready to serve, garnish it with julienned ginger and fresh cream. I have served it with zeera rice and onion rings. Enjoy this simple yet delicious recipe with very few ingredients.