Palak Paneer

VEG

The leafy vegetable palak [spinach] has many useful nutrients like Iron, Calcium, Vitamin A, C, fiber, anti oxidants, and so on having great health benefits. 

It is good for health of bones, eyes, skin, heart, hair, etc. 

Suitable for diabetic patients. 

Palak Paneer [Spinach with Cottage Cheese] is one of the popular recipe.

Palak Paneer

INGREDIENTS

      1.     Spinach [Palak]                          ½ Kg

      2.    Bay leaves [optional]                 4

      3.    Green chillies [medium size]    2

      4.    Oil                                                  3 tablespoon

      5.    Cumin seeds                                ½ teaspoon

      6.    Onion [medium size]                  3

      7.    Ginger                                            ½ inch piece

      8.    Garlic                                             4 cloves

      9.    Tomatoes                                      4

             [or Lemon juice                            ½ tablespoon]

    10.    Curds                                              3 tablespoon

    11.    Cottage cheese [Paneer]             120 grams

    12.    Salt                                                  to suite your taste

    13.    Fresh Cream [optional]                2 tablespoon

METHOD

  1. Remove the stems from the leaf and wash the spinach in water.

  2. Boil the spinach with water just enough to submerge it. [Optional: add 4 bay leaves with spinach while boiling].      

Grind spinach with green chilli

  3. Cool the spinach and grind it with green chillies and [bay leaves if used] in a blender.

  4. Grate the onion.

  5. Chop ginger into small pieces.

  6. Chop garlic into small pieces.

  7. Chop tomatoes into small pieces [or alternatively grind the tomatoes in a blender].

  8. Cut paneer into 2cm x 2cm x 1cm size pieces.

  9. Heat 2 tablespoon of oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds.

10. When cumin seeds begin to change colour, add grated onion and fry till the colour turns into light brown.

11. Add chopped ginger, garlic and tomato. [If you opt to use lemon juice, instead add lemon juice with salt later].

12. Fry till oil separates, and add the ground spinach.

13. When the spinach starts boiling add salt and curds.

     

Fried paneer

14. Fry the paneer in 1 tablespoon of oil and add to the spinach.

15. Optional: If you like finally you can add 2 tablespoons of fresh cream.