Palak Paneer (Indian Cottage Cheese in Spinach Gravy)
Palak Paneer is an easy to cook gravy dishes which is healthy and is packed with proteins and vital nutrients along with a few spices.
Servings: 4 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Paneer cut into cubes (Click for recipe)
- 1 Big spinach bunch or 1-1.5 cups of Palak Puree
- 1 small onion
- 2 medium size tomatoes
- 1-2 garlic clove
- 1/4 inch ginger
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 Bay leaf
- a pinch of asafoetida
- 1/2 inch Cinnamon
- Salt
- 1-2 cup Water
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 2 tablespoon ghee (clarified butter) for shallow frying paneer (Optional)
Instructions
Preparing Palak Puree
- For puree palak there are 2 ways.
- First, Wash and clean the palak and directly puree the raw palak.
- Second blanch the palak and then puree. Bring a pot of water to boil. Once boiled add the palak. Let the palak be insidet he hot water for a few seconds like 10 secs. After 10 secs remove the palak in Ice Cold water. Puree this palak.
Preparing Palak Paneer
- If shallow frying the panner, shallow fry them and keep it aside.
- Puree the ginger, garlic and onion and keep aside.
- Puree the tomatoes and keep it aside.
- In a heavy bottom pan add oil.
- Once it gets hot add the cumin seeds, mustard seeds, cinnamon, bay leaf, asafoetida. Give this a quick stir.
- Now add the onion ginger garlic paste and cook this for 2-3 minutes until translucent.
- Once the onion paste is cooked, add the tomato puree and let this mixture cook for 4-5 minutes on medium.
- Now add Spinach puree and water and adjust to desired consistency.
- Cover and cook for 10 minutes on medium stirring in between.
- After 10 minutes add the paneer cubes. Mix everything and let it for for 1-2 minutes.
- Switch off, cover and let it rest for 5-10 minutes
- Yummy palak paneer is ready, serve it with your rotis, Jeera rice or naan.