Name: Spinach-Palak Paneer
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 bunch Spinach/palak (cleaned, washed and drained); 50 g Paneer (cut in cubes); 1 1/2 tbsp Butter; 1 no Onion (chopped); 2 nos Bay leaves (Karuga ela); 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam); 1/4 tsp Black pepper powder; Ginger (garlic paste – 1/2 tsp); 1/2 tsp Green chilli paste; 1/2 tsp Garam masala powder; Salt (As reqd)

Spinach-Palak Paneer

Highly nutritious blend of spinach and fried paneer cubes

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Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Cuisine North Indian

Servings people

Ingredients

1 bunch Spinach/palak cleaned, washed and drained
50 g Paneer cut in cubes
1 1/2 tbsp Butter
1 no Onion chopped
2 nos Bay leaves Karuga ela
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds Jeerakam
1/4 tsp Black pepper powder
Ginger garlic paste – 1/2 tsp
1/2 tsp Green chilli paste
1/2 tsp Garam masala powder
Salt As reqd

Instructions

For preparing spinach/palak paneer, first mix spinach leaves with ginger-garlic paste, green chilly paste and some water.
Cook the spinach mixture in a pressure cooker for 5 minutes.
Blend the spinach paste in a blender to make a thick paste. Keep this aside.
Heat butter in a pan and deep fry the paneer cubes till golden brown in color.
In the remaining butter, splutter cumin seeds and fry bay leaves.
Add chopped onion and fry for a few minutes.
Stir in pepper powder, garam masala and required salt.
Add fried paneer cubes and spinach paste.
Stir in low heat for a few minutes and remove from fire. Spinach/palak paneer, a yummy North Indian dish, is ready.
Serve spinach/palak paneer hot with rotis.

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Spinach-Palak Paneer