Palak Paneer
Popular Indian style curry with fried cottage cheese cubes cooked in spinach based gravy.
Ingredients
- 300 gms fresh paneer
- 2 bunches of spinach leaves
- 1 large onion
- 1 large tomato
- 1 small green capsicum
- 1 tbsp ginger & garlic paste
- 1 tsp whole cumin
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder
- ½ tsp garam masala powder
- 2 tbsp kasoori methi
- 2 to 3 green chilies
- ½ cup chopped mint leaves
- ½ cup chopped coriander leaves
- 8 cashew nuts
- ¼ cup cream
- 1 tbsp chopped garlic
- 1 tsp sugar
- 3 tbsp butter
- 5 tbsp of cooking oil
Instructions
- Wash & roughly chop the spinach.
- Heat oil in a saucepan and fry whole cumin till it changes color. Then add chopped onion and fry till soft along with green chilies.
- Add 1 tbsp ginger & garlic paste, chopped mint leaves and cashew nuts.
- Fry for some time and add tomato, 1 tsp cumin powder, 1/2 tsp garam masala powder, and 1/4 tsp turmeric powder. Saute for 5 minutes till the raw smell disappears.
- Now add finely chopped capsicum, chopped spinach, kasoori methi and chopped coriander leaves along with salt. Place the lid and cook for 2 minutes on medium heat.
- Remove the spinach masala from heat, cool it and grind to a smooth paste.
- In the same saucepan, heat 3 tbsp butter and fry chopped garlic till aromatic.
- Then add paneer cubes and saute gently for 1 or 2 minutes. To this add the spinach masala paste and stir gently. Add 1 cup water, 1 tsp sugar, salt if needed and 1/4 cup (or less) cream.
- Place the lid and cook on low flame for 5 to 7 minutes till the gravy starts to boil.
- Serve hot with Naan or Roti.
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