Palak Paneer

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Description

Popular North Indian dish combines fresh Spinach with Paneer in creamy curry sauce.

Ingredients-1
1 bunch

Fresh spinach

15 nos

Paneer (cubed)

1 no

Onion (finely chopped)

3 nos

Tomatoes (ripe and juicy)

2 nos

Green chilli (small)

1 inch

Ginger

2 clove

Garlic

4 stks

Coriander leaves

½ cup

Milk

2 pinch

Turmeric powder

¼ tsp

Red chilli powder

¼ tsp

Garam masala powder

½ tsp

Salt

4 tsp

Oil

1 tbsp

Ghee

¼ tsp

Cumin seeds

Ingredients-2
10 nos

Cashew nuts

1 tsp

Cumin seeds

2 tsp

Coriander seeds

Instructions


Wash spinach thoroughly and saute them in 2 tsp of oil until tender or wilted. Grind sauteed spinach, green chillies, coriander leaves, ginger and garlic to form a thick paste. Blanch the tomatoes and puree them and keep aside. Dry roast cashews, cumin seeds and coriander seeds separately and grind them together  to make a fine powder.  Heat ghee in a pan and fry the paneer cubes until golden and keep aside. In the same pan add oil and fry the chopped onions till they turn golden. Add the spinach paste to this mixture and cook on low flame for 3 to 4 minutes. Then add pureed tomatoes along with turmeric powder, red chilli powder, garam masala powder, ccc powder(cashew, cumin, coriander) and salt. Let simmer for a couple of minutes, add milk and fried paneer pieces and simmer until the oil separates. Watch for the consistency, it should look thick and creamy. Serve hot with naan / roti / Ghee rice.


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hi you have not shown where

hi
you have not shown where to add the 2 cloves as given in the ingredients list

hi mullai i have a doubt

hi mullai

i have a doubt whter v shld use boiled milk r unboiled milk. after ur reply i shld start preparg pls say me wat 2 do . waitg for ur reply..........

Meenu, just add straight

Meenu, just add straight from the milk can... the pasteurized can which we get from stores. If you prefer rich and creamy texture, use half and half or light cream intead. But it even taste good with plain 2 % milk. If using raw milk, then boil and proceed.

Hi Mullai Thx for ur reply

Hi Mullai

Thx for ur reply ............ u post xcellent recipes wich r really yummy ........wil prepare and reply u soon hw was it thx u dear

My husband and I both

My husband and I both enjoyed this dish very much. I have been looking for a recipe and now I've found the one. Thank you, Thank you!

awesome palak

awesome palak paneer...finger lickin' good!!!

Hello Mullai This is the

Hello Mullai This is the first time I am writing to U.. Since I am a Vegeterain and my husband loves Non Veg food .. ur site was a great great help to me.. especially the Chicken Biriyani.. He was all praise for me 'coz that was my first attempt.. Thanx to U... Palak Paneer was also very tasty and delicious.. Can u please post me some recipes on Suraikkai and Peerkankai..

Hi Mullai.. ActuallY Mysore

Hi Mullai..

ActuallY Mysore rasam was not in my list b'se I normally prepare that, so for a change ..tried palak paneer..As usual no doubt abt ur recipes..Outcome was fantastic..Everyone of us liked the taste..Have a great Day!!!

Cheers

Radha Arvindh 

Thanks Radha... been busy

Thanks Radha... been busy this weekend and got myself logged in just a while ago for my latest post. Catch you again tomorrow. BTW you tomato pulav looks too tempting, got to make it sometime this week.

Thanks soo much for this

Thanks soo much for this delicious recipe. Instead of paneer i fried aloo pieces and tossed in, It was still great, more of like aloo-palak. Keep up your good work, your recipes are the best.

Hiya, i am a beginner

Hiya, i am a beginner cook,and im not sure but is palak the same as saag....i.e.is palak and spinach the same thing. Sorry, if this seems to be a silly question. Bhavna

Bhavna, Saag is a general

Bhavna, Saag is a general term used for any curry dish made with Keerai (Greens / Leafy vegetable), mostly Spinach (Palak) or Mustard greens.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saag

I made this dish minus

I made this dish minus INGREDIENTS-2.It was simply superb.I must confess I am not a fan of Palak Paneer, but this one takes the cake!!

I am from Northern India

I am from Northern India but have always been very fond of south indian foods. Luckily I found your website. Today I cooked palak paneer and it came out really delicious. Living in UK since last three years, we had not eaten it at all since then and my wife simply loved it. I love cooking, specially love trying new receipes (then handover them to my wife). We today bought many masalas and herbs (mentioned in many receipes on your website) from the market which we dont usually use, so next few weeks I will continue making new south indian food. I will keep posting here also.

Do you have recipe for coconut chutney ( usally eaten along with dosas etc). Many thanks, Akhil

Hello Akhil, Very glad to

Hello Akhil, Very glad to hear that everything worked out great. Hope there will be big South Indian feast this week at your place. I do have the recipe for coconut chutney and will post sometime this week. Please ask your wife to share some North Indian recipes, my website lacks them. Will be happy to hear all your feedback, thanks again for visiting.

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