You are here: Home» Recipes» Palak Paneer Recipe

Palak Paneer

Cottage cheese bits in warm pureed spinach curry. Palak paneer served with some matar pulao and a chilled cucumber raita is a divine combination.

Palak Paneer

Chef's Name	:	Niru Gupta
Recipe Servings	:	4
Recipe Cook Time	:	40 Minutes
Recipe Rating	:

Tags: cottage cheese, indian food, palak, paneer, spinach, vegetarian

Add to CookBook

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups pureed spinach

500 gm paneer-cubed and lightly fried

1/4 cup oil

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 bay leaf

1 tsp finely chopped ginger

1 tsp finely chopped garlic

1/2 cup onions-grated

1 cup tomatoes-chopped fine

2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp garam masala

1/2 tsp powdered red pepper

1 tsp powdered coriander seeds

Method

Heat oil and add cumin, when it splutters, add bay leaf, ginger and the garlic, and saute till a light brown.

Add onions and saute till a golden brown, then add tomatoes and stir fry over medium heat.

When fat separates, add the salt, garam masala and the red pepper and stir till well mixed.

Add spinach and saute for 2-3 minutes and add paneer.

Turn around a few times and serve hot.

Related Recipes

10 Best Paneer Recipes
The humble ingredient we all grew up with.Ever so versatile and divine.Here are ...
10 Best Indian Chicken Recipes
A touch of spice is all you need.Indulge in home-cooked chicken favorites.Finger ...
Keerai Masial
An easy recipe of fresh spinach leaves tossed with yellow lentil.
Bhatti da Murgh
Easy tandoori chicken recipe, marinated twice.
Punjabi Meat Masala
A gorgeous recipe of mutton masala with whole spices.