Palak Paneer
Palak paneer is a popular North Indian dish of Indian-style cottage cheese mixed with a creamy spinach sauce that is infused with spices. Here is a 40-minute Palak paneer recipe that you can make for weeknights.
Ingredients
- 500 grams Spinach pureed or 1 Guchi Palak
- 200 grams Cottage Cheese Paneer cubed
- 2 tbsp Oil
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- 1 Bay leaf
- 1 tsp Ginger finely chopped
- 1 tsp Garlic finely chopped
- 1 cup Onion grated
- 1/2 cup Tomatoes pureed
- 2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Garam masala
- 1/2 tsp red chilies powder
- 1/2 tsp Coriander powder
- 2 Black cardamom crushed
- 1 tbsp Cream
Instructions
- Boil spinach in a pressure cooker and grind it to make palak puree.
- Heat oil in a pan and put cumin, when it splutters, add bay leaf.
- When it starts to crackle add ginger, garlic and onion paste. Cook until it gets pinkish-brown in color.
- Add salt, garam masala, coriander powder, red chilies. Mix well and saute for 1 minute.
- Now, add tomato puree and stir fry over medium heat.
- Add spinach and saute for 2-3 minutes.
- Now, add paneer cubes to the mix well so that it mixes with the palak gravy.
- Pour some cream over itand mix well and serve hot with chapati, naan or roti.
Nutrition
Calories: 276kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 17gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 58mgSodium: 1515mgPotassium: 774mgFiber: 3gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 11939IUVitamin C: 38mgCalcium: 498mgIron: 4mg
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