Palak Paneer

Name: Palak Paneer
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 3 - 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 200 grams Amul Paneer; 400 grams Spinach; 2 medium Onion; 2 medium Tomato; 1 ” chopped Ginger; 1 tsp Chopped Garlic; 3 green chilli; 1/4 cup Curd (whisked); 2 tbsp Lemon juice; 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tsp Coriander powder; 1/2 tsp Cumin powder; 1/2 tsp Hing; 1/2 tsp red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds; 2 tbsp Butter; 1 tbsp Oil; 1 tbsp Oil (for paneer fry); Salt as required; Water as required; 1/2 tsp Kasuri Methi; 1/2 tsp Sugar

Sudipa Gope @Sudipagope

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Spinach is a winter delight and full of nutrition, spinach is consumed in variety ways and Palak Paneer is one such variety loaded with deliciousness.
Palak Paneer is a combination dish where soft paneer cubes is dunked in rich and nutritious spinach gravy.
An all time winter favourite of everyone.

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Sudipa Gope @Sudipagope

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Ingredients

45 mins

3 - 4 servings

200 gramsAmul Paneer
400 gramsSpinach
2medium Onion
2medium Tomato
1” chopped Ginger
1 tspChopped Garlic
3green chilli
1/4 cupCurd (whisked)
2 tbspLemon juice
1/4 tspTurmeric powder
1 tspCoriander powder
1/2 tspCumin powder
1/2 tspHing
1/2 tspred chilli powder
1/2 tspCumin seeds
2 tbspButter
1 tbspOil
1 tbspOil (for paneer fry)
Salt as required
Water as required
1/2 tspKasuri Methi
1/2 tspSugar

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Steps

45 mins

1

Assemble ingredients, marinade paneer cubes with salt + turmeric and marinade for 10 minutes.
2

Blanch spinach and blend into smooth paste by adding green chilli + lemon juice + 3 tbsp water.
3

Fry golden brown the marinaded paneer cubes and keep aside.
4

In moderately heated pan / kadhai, add oil + butter and allow moderate heat, add cumin seeds and allow to crackle.
Then add ginger + garlic and sauté for few seconds then add chopped onion + hing and sauté till golden brown.
5

Then add chopped tomatoes and sauté till tomato turn mushy.
6

Add curd + all spices +salt and sauté till oil is released from tomato.
7

Add spinach purée + 1/4 cup water and cook for 3-4 minutes. Lastly add paneer cubes + sugar + Kasuri Methi and stir well.
8

Cook further for 3-4 minutes and dish is ready.
9

Serve with Roti/ Paratha / Naan / Kulcha.
10

I have served with Roti.