Palak Paneer is a very popular easy veg recipe. This easy vegetarian recipe is healthy and very delicious.
My most favorite green which I incorporate on a daily basis is palak. This green leafy vegetable is eaten on a regular basis at my house in all the possible ways. Palak paneer is one dish that my hubby and kids love it. When this is on the I am sorted with parathas and raita. I hope you all like this easy and delicious recipe.
Recipe of Palak Paneer
Ingredients:
For onion paste:
2 medium, sliced Onions
¼ cup -Cashew nuts
5-6 green chilies
1 cup-Water
For spinach paste:
1 medium Bunch Spinach
About 5 cups of water
For curry:
200grams, ½ inch cubed Paneer
3 tsp. Oil
1 tsp. Ginger paste
1 tsp. Garlic paste
¼ tsp. Black salt
1 tsp. Dried fenugreek leaves (Kasoori Methi)
1 tsp Garam masala
Salt – to taste
2 tbsp. Heavy whipping cream (Malai)
Method:
- Take onion paste ingredients in a pan and bring to a simmer.
- Let it cook for 15 minutes or until onions get soft and let cool a bit.
- Meanwhile, blanch the spinach. Boil 5 cups of water on medium heat, add spinach leaves.
- Let it cook for exactly 4 minutes and take spinach leaves out and put them into cold water or rinse under running cold tap water.
- Make smooth puree (onion and spinach separately) in the grinder. Keep both the paste aside till needed.
- Heat the oil in a pan on medium heat. Once hot, add ginger paste, garlic paste, and sauté for 30 seconds.
- Add onion paste, cook for 2 minutes.
- Then add spinach puree. Mix well and let come to a boil
- Add black salt, dried fenugreek leaves, garam masala, and salt. Mix well.
- Add paneer cubes and mix gently. (If the gravy is thick you can add water as per your liking consistency.)
- 11. Cook it for 2 minutes and add fresh cream and mix.
Enjoy Palak Paneer with hot parathas and raita.
Recipe of Palak Paneer
Ingredients
- For onion paste:
- 2 medium sliced Onions
- ¼ cup -Cashew nuts
- 5-6 Green chilies
- 1 cup-Water
- For spinach paste:
- 1 medium Bunch Spinach
- About 5 cups of water
- For curry:
- 200 grams ½ inch cubed Paneer
- 3 tsp. Oil
- 1 tsp. Ginger paste
- 1 tsp. Garlic paste
- ¼ tsp. Black salt
- 1 tsp. Dried fenugreek leaves Kasoori Methi
- 1 tsp Garam masala
- Salt – to taste
- 2 tbsp. Heavy whipping cream Malai
Instructions
- Take onion paste ingredients in a pan and bring to a simmer.
- Let it cook for 15 minutes or until onions get soft and let cool a bit.
- Meanwhile, blanch the spinach. Boil 5 cups of water on medium heat, add spinach leaves.
- Let it cook for exactly 4 minutes and take spinach leaves out and put them into cold water or rinse under running cold tap water.
- Make smooth puree (onion and spinach separately) in the grinder. Keep both the paste aside till needed.
- Heat the oil in a pan on medium heat. Once hot, add ginger paste, garlic paste, and sauté for 30 seconds.
- Add onion paste, cook for 2 minutes.
- Then add spinach puree. Mix well and let come to a boil
- Add black salt, dried fenugreek leaves, garam masala, and salt. Mix well.
- Add paneer cubes and mix gently. (If the gravy is thick you can add water as per your liking consistency.)
- Cook it for 2 minutes and add fresh cream and mix.
Notes
Nutrition
I hope you enjoyed making this easy vegetarian recipe for Palak Paneer. It is a popular dish of Indian Food.
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Good recipe.