How to Make Tasty Palak Paneer

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Palak Paneer. I have always LOVED palak paneer, but never took the time to make it at home. I sautéed baby Bella's and red onions first, then added the spices and garlic/ginger. Then I added chopped Roma tomatoes and the thawed spinach.

Palak Paneer 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 recipe with video & step by step photos - Indian cottage cheese in smooth creamy delicious spinach gravy. You can cook Palak Paneer using 18 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Palak Paneer

  1. Prepare 1-2 bunches of Palak (Spinach) - chopped.
  2. It's 200 g of Paneer - cut into 1 inch cubes as well as some grated.
  3. Prepare 1 of Tomato (medium sized) - chopped.
  4. Prepare 1 of Red Onion (medium sized) - chopped.
  5. Prepare 5-6 strands of Coriander leaves.
  6. It's 1/3 inch of Ginger (grated).
  7. It's 3-4 of Garlic cloves (thin sliced).
  8. You need 1-2 of Serrano peppers- chopped.
  9. Prepare 1 of Bay leaf.
  10. You need 1/2 tbsp of Cumin seeds.
  11. You need 2-3 tbsp of Yogurt/Curd - whisked.
  12. Prepare 1 tbsp of Oil.
  13. Prepare 1/3 tbsp of Coriander powder.
  14. You need 1/4 tbsp of Cumin powder.
  15. Prepare 1/3 tbsp of Red Chilli powder.
  16. You need 1 pinch of Turmeric powder.
  17. Prepare 1 tbsp of - Salt (or to taste).
  18. It's 1 tbsp of - Whipped cream.

Palak paneer is one of the most loved North Indian dishes that's eaten with roti, paratha, garlic naan, Jeera rice, Ghee rice or even with plain basmati rice. It is very easy to prepare and can be made in so many ways. Palak Paneer is a quintessential North Indian vegetarian dish made with cottage cheese and fresh spinach. Just the sight of white cubes of paneer peeping through the emerald green spinach puree will make your mouth water.

Palak Paneer step by step

  1. Heat up a pan (medium heat) and add 1 tbsp oil..
  2. Once the oil is hot, add cumin seeds and let them splutter for about 10 seconds..
  3. Add bay leaf, grated ginger, sliced garlic cloves, and chopped serrano peppers and stir for about 30 seconds..
  4. Add chopped onion and salt, and stir until the onions turn pink to light brown. Caution: Don't overcook the onions to dark brown..
  5. Add chopped tomatoes and cook until the tomatoes soften up and become a bit mushy..
  6. Turn down the heat, and let the pan cool down a bit..
  7. Add whisked yogurt and spices (turmeric powder, red chili powder, cumin powder and coriander powder) and cook on low-medium heat until the mixture comes to a boil (bubbles on the side in yogurt). Keep stirring in between..
  8. Add chopped spinach and mix it well. Cook for a few minutes until the spinach wilts..
  9. Add coriander leaves to the mixture and cook for about a minute or two..
  10. Turn off the heat and let the mixture cool down..
  11. Blend the cooked mixture into a fine paste/puree..
  12. Pour the puree back to the pan (on low-medium flame) then add 3/4 tbsp whipped cream..
  13. Grate some paneer into the puree, and after about a minute add one inch cubes..
  14. Top off with some more (1/4 tbsp) whipped cream..
  15. Palak paneer is ready to serve!.

Blanched and pureed spinach is cooked with select spices and the paneer is tossed in at the end. Palak paneer is a north Indian vegetarian curry with origins in the Punjab region. 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 a popular dish from North India (Punjab). Here soft paneer (Indian cottage cheese) cubes are simmered into smooth, creamy, medium spicy, vibrant green spinach gravy.