Palak Paneer

Palak Paneer

By Chef Shantanu Gupte

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easy

Prep: 20 minutes

cook

Cook: 25 minutes

easy

Method: Easy

snack

Course: Main Course

Main Course

Key Ingredients:

The popular Punjabi dish palak paneer made this way is both healthy and delicious

Ingredients

Fresh spinach, chopped 1½ cups
Low fat cottage cheese (paneer), cubed ½ cup
Refined oil 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds 1 tsp
Onions, finely chopped ¾ cup
Ginger-garlic paste 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder ¼ tsp
Red chilli powder ½ tsp
Salt to taste
Tomato puree 1 cup
Green chillies, slit 2 to 3 + to garnish
Garam masala powder ½ tsp
Sugar ½ tsp

Methods

Blanch spinach in sufficient water boiling in a deep non-stick pan for 2-3 minutes. Drain, refresh in cold water and drain well. Transfer into a mixer jar and grind into a puree.
Heat oil in a non-stick pan, add cumin seeds and onions and saute till onions are golden brown.
Add ginger-garlic paste and mix well. Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and salt and mix well. Saute for 1 minute.
Add tomato puree and green chillies and mix well. Saute till oil begins to separate.
Add spinach puree and mix well. Add cottage cheese cubes, garam masala powder and sugar and mix well. Cover and cook cottage cheese cubes in this gravy for 2 minutes.
Transfer into a serving bowl, garnish with green chillies and serve hot with naan.