Palak Paneer
Palak Paneer

Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, palak paneer. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Stir pureed spinach mixture into skillet with paneer. Mix in the cumin, coriander, turmeric and sour cream (add more or less to achieve desired creaminess). Palak Paneer is a popular Indian dish of Indian cottage cheese cubes in a mild, spiced smooth spinach sauce. This delicious creamy dish is made with fresh spinach leaves, paneer (firm cottage cheese), onions, tomatoes, herbs and spices.

Palak Paneer is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Palak Paneer is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook palak paneer using 16 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Palak Paneer:
  1. Take For the gravy
  2. Prepare 3 cups palak; chopped, blanched and pureed
  3. Make ready 1 medium sized onion, finely chopped
  4. Get 1 medium sized tomato, finely chopped or pureed
  5. Take 3/4 tsp salt (or as desired, spinach requires less salt)
  6. Prepare 1/4 tsp Cumin
  7. Prepare 1 tsp ginger, garlic paste (less ginger)
  8. Take 1 small green chilli, finely chopped
  9. Make ready 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
  10. Get 1/4 tsp chat masala
  11. Prepare 1/4 tsp garam masala
  12. Make ready 1/4 tsp kasuri methi
  13. Take 2 tsp cream (or butter and milk)
  14. Take For the paneer
  15. Take 1/2 cup paneer
  16. Make ready 1 tsp oil

The dish is comprised of a spinach purée (palak is Hindi for spinach) and fresh-pressed cheese, with an aromatic blend of spices that includes ginger, garlic, and garam masala. Palak paneer is also sometimes called saag paneer. Palak Paneer is the ultimate and best-known Indian spinach curry, made with golden pan-fried pieces of cheese (paneer). For a recipe this special, I can't endorse shortcuts.

Steps to make Palak Paneer:
  1. For the paneer, saute paneer cubes in oil and set aside once done.
  2. For the gravy, add 2 tsp olive oil; add 1/4 tsp cumin seeds when hot.
  3. Once they crackle, add onions and saute till translucent (not brown).
  4. Add the ginger, garlic and chilli; cook till the raw smell is gone.
  5. Add tomatoes and cook till mushy (if using chopped tomatoes) and till oil starts to separate.
  6. Add salt, red chilli powder, garam masala.
  7. Add 1-2 tsp water to prevent the spices from burning.
  8. Add spinach puree and cook for 3-5 min.
  9. Add paneer cubes.
  10. Add kasuri methi and chat masala; boil well.
  11. Add cream (or butter and milk) and mix well; don't cook for too long after adding the cream.
  12. Serve hot with paratha or rice!

Palak Paneer is the ultimate and best-known Indian spinach curry, made with golden pan-fried pieces of cheese (paneer). For a recipe this special, I can't endorse shortcuts. This version is made entirely from scratch - including the paneer cheese! Palak Paneer Recipe (Cottage Cheese In Spinach Gravy) is a preparation of spinach that is steamed, pureed and simmered along with subtle spices and cottage cheese (paneer). Palak Paneer is one of my favourite dishes ever since I was a child and now its my children's favourite as well.

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