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palak-paneer
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Palak Paneer

Palak Paneer- a popular indian curry made with spinach and cottage cheese.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Course: Dinner Recipes, Main Course
Cuisine: North Indian Cuisine, Punjabi Cuisine
Keyword: no onion garlic recipe, palak paneer, palak recipe, paneer recipe, saag paneer
Servings: 4 person
Calories: 390kcal
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

  • 6 cup Spinach /palak chopped
  • 250 gm Cottage cheese / Paneer
  • 2 Green Chillies / Hari Mirch
  • 1 inch Ginger / Adrak
  • 1/4 cup Cashew Nuts / Kaju

The curry

  • 4 tbsp Oil or ghee
  • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
  • pinch Asafoetida / Hing powder
  • 1 big Tomatoes / Tamatar
  • 1/3 tsp Garam Masala Powder
  • 1 tsp Dried Fenugreek / Kasoori Methi
  • 1/2 tsp Red Chilli powder / Laal mirch powder
  • to taste Salt / Namak
  • 1/4 tsp Black Salt / Kala Namak
  • 1/3 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
  • 1 tsp Sugar / Chini
  • 1/4 cup Heavy cream/ Malai
  • 1.5 tsp Lemon Juice / Nimbu Ka Ras
  • 1.5 tsp Gram flour / Besan

Instructions

  • Wash the spinach 3-4 times in enough water and remove the hard thick stems.
  • Soak cashews in lukewarm water for 10 minutes.
  • Boil enough water in a big pan and add 1 tsp sugar in it and add spinach in the boiling water.boil for 3-4 minutes and then drain.
  • Add the spinach in ice cold water to stop cooking further and to retain the bright green colour.
  • Now squeeze the spinach and grind in the mixer jar , add green chilies, ginger and soaked cashews along with the spinach.
  • Now heat oil or ghee in a pan and add cumin seeds, hing and 1.5 tsp gram flour and roast it on low heat till golden in colour.
  • Add kasoori methi , crushed tomato and all the dry spices(except garam masala) and cook on low heat.
  • Now add the spinach puree and stir to mix, add water or milk to adjust the consistency as per your liking.(if needed)
  • Cover and cook for around 5 minutes or till it start bubbling , no need to cook for long as the spinach is already cooked.
  • Add the cubed paneer ,sugar ,garam masala and cream and cook just for 2 minutes.
  • After that switch off the heat.add lemon juice and mix well.
  • Before serving you can also garnish with ghee and cumin tadka on top
  • Serve with naan, roti or jeera rice and enjoy

Nutrition

Calories: 390kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 80mg | Sodium: 279mg | Potassium: 348mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 4303IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 355mg | Iron: 2mg