Palak paneer

Palak paneer is a indian vegetarian dish served for lunch and dinner, it is panner cubes dipped in a thick gravy of Spinach(palak), seasoned with herbs and spices. In this post I am going to share the recipe of palak paneer.

Serves: 2-3

Ingredients:

• 1 bunch of spinach(palak)-200 gm
• Paneer(cottage cheese)-100gm
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1/4 tsp cumin(jeera)
• Small cinnamon stick 
• 2 cardamoms(green elaichi)
• 5-6 cloves(luang)
• 1 bayleaf(tezpatta)
• Mace flower(optional)
• 1/4 cup onion grated
• 1/4 cup tomato chopped
• 2 green chillies chopped( to taste)
• 1 tsp garlic paste
• 1 tsp ginger paste
• 1 tsp coriander(dhania)powder
• 1/2 tsp cumin(jeera) powder
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/4 tsp red chilli powder(to taste)
• 1/4 tsp garam masala powder
• Salt(to taste)

Process:

• Wash spinach

• Put washed spinach(palak) with little bit salt in a hot water, and blanche it for a min and let it cool down 

• Add the blanched spinach in a grinder to make it like smooth paste, if necessary then add some water.

• Prepare all other ingredients :- dry garam masala, cardamoms, cloves,cinnamon stick, bayleaf, mace flower in a powder 

• Prepare grated onion, chopped tomato and green chillies and ginger and garlic paste for palak paneer

• Heat the pan and put 1 tbsp butter

• Add bey leaf and cumin(jeera)

• Add whole garam masala that grind it to powder and stir on medium heat  

• Add chopped  green chillies , ginger and garlic paste and stir  for 1 min

• Add grated onion and stir till onions are brown

• Add coriander(dhania) powder, cumin(jeera) powder, red chili powder, turmeric powder and salt( to taste) and add a 2 tsp of water for cooking the masala and stir

• Add chopped tomatoes and mix well , cook tomatoes in lower medium heat for 2 to 3 min

• Add paste of spinach( palak) in the pan 

• Mix well and let it cook for 5 min on medium heat , so that raw smell of spinach will go

• Add garam masala powder  and paneer and mix well

• Its done and ready to serve