Palak Paneer Recipe

Name: Palak Paneer Recipe
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 large bunch or 4 cups chopped Spinach (Palak) or 250 gm; 3/4 cup (approx. 150 gm) Paneer (cubed into 1/2-inch pieces); 1-2 Green Chillies, seeded and chopped (or to taste); 1/2 teaspoon Cumin Seeds, optional; 2 medium size Onion, finely chopped (approx. 1/2 cup); 1 medium size tomato; 1/2 teaspoon Kasuri Methi (dry fenugreek leaves), optional; 1/3 cup Water; 2 tablespoons Oil + 1 tablespoon Butter; to taste Salt; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp haldi powder; 1 tsp dhaniya jeera and garam masala powder

Dipali Amin @cook_12176446

Palak Paneer Recipe

Dipali Amin @cook_12176446

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Ingredients

1large bunch or 4 cups chopped Spinach (Palak) or 250 gm
3/4 cup(approx. 150 gm) Paneer (cubed into 1/2-inch pieces)
1-2Green Chillies, seeded and chopped (or to taste)
1/2 teaspoonCumin Seeds, optional
2medium size Onion, finely chopped (approx. 1/2 cup)
1medium size tomato
1/2 teaspoonKasuri Methi (dry fenugreek leaves), optional
1/3 cupWater
2 tablespoonsOil + 1 tablespoon Butter
to tasteSalt
1 tspred chilli powder
1/2 tsphaldi powder
1 tspdhaniya jeera and garam masala powder

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Steps

1

Clean and wash spinach in water to remove any soil or impurities. To blanch the spinach, boil it in salted water for 2 minutes.
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Drain it using a big perforated spoon or a strainer.
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Immediately transfer drained spinach into cold water and keep for a minute.
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Drain excess water and transfer blanched spinach to the medium size jar of a mixer grinder.
5

Pan or kadhai over medium flame. Add paneer cubes and shallow fry them until the sides turn light brown. Transfer them to a plate and keep aside. You can remove excess ghee or oil from it by placing them on absorbent kitchen paper napkin.
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Add onion, tomato, cashew, ginger, garlic, green chilli, kashuri methi, variyali (Fennel seeds), dry coconut in the jar. Make smooth paste.
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In the pan add oil and mustard seeds and neeta and hing.
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Add paste and cook for 20 to 25 mins in low flame.
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After 25 mins add dry masala.
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After 2 mins add palak puree and 1/2 cup of water.
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When gravy starts to boil, add shallow fried paneer cubes and cook for 3-4 minutes.
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After 2 mins palak paneer is ready for serve. Garnish with onion, lemon and fresh coriander.
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Transfer it to a serving bowl and serve with tandoori roti, or butter naan.
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Recipe video link 👇👇. https://youtu.be/3PEyf034K5w