Made out of cottage cheese and spinach, this accompanies well with hot rice as well chapathis.
Palak Paneer
Made out of cottage cheese and spinach, this accompanies well with hot rice as well chapathis.
Ingredients
- 1 cup spinach can include the stem also
- 1 tomato
- 1 onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 green chillies
- 1/2 inch ginger
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tbsp cumin powder
- 1/2 tsp garam masala
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 2 tbsp cream can use milk instead; add more 5 tbsp if using milk
Instructions
- Boil water, and then soak the spinach inside it for 3-4 mins; then immediately soak them in normal water.
- Made a puree of spinach, 1 tomato, 2 garlic cloves, 2 green chillies, 1/2 inch ginger.
- Temper oil with 1 tsp cumin. Add chopped 2 garlic cloves, 1 chopped onion and fry them till they shrink.
- Next add the puree and let it boil for 10 mins.
- Next add 1/2 tbsp cumin powder, 1/2 tsp garam masala and 1/4 tsp turmeric powder along with salt.
- Next add 2 tbsp of cream ( else add 5 tbsp of milk ) and boil for 2 mins.
- Next add fresh paneer cubes and let it boil for 3-4 mins. Done !
Notes
- I use milk most of the times and it turns out equally good.
- In step 1, soaking the spinach in normal water helps in retaining its green color.
Delicious healthy gravy😍😍