Recipe: PALAK PANEER

Palak Paneer

I have been making Palak Paneer since many years, adding and deleting ingredients but never satisfied with the taste. The last time I made it, I hit upon the perfect recipe. My family members loved it.





Palak Bunch

INGREDIENTS



Palak – 3 bunches (coarsely chopped, I don’t remove the stalks)

Turmeric Powder – 1 pinch

Paneer – 250 gm (cut into cubes or lengths)

Jeera – ½ tsp

Bay Leaf – 1-2

Oil – 5 tbsp

Salt to taste



To grind



Cashew nuts – 6 (soaked in water for ½ an hour)

Onion – 2 (peeled and cut)

Garlic – 4 cloves



Cubed Paneer (cottage cheese)

Ginger – ½” piece

Green Chillies – 3-4



Masala Powders



Dhania Powder – ¼ tsp

Jeera Powder – ¼ tsp

Turmeric Powder – ¼ tsp

Mirchi Powder – ¼ tsp

Garam Masala Powder – ¼ tsp



METHOD



1. Boil the palak along with a little salt and turmeric powder. Once cooked, use a hand mixer to coarse grind it. If you are using a regular mixer, wait for it to cool down.

2. Grind the five ingredients listed together into a smooth paste.

3. Take a saucepan, heat the oil and shallow fry the paneer pieces and remove to a bowl.

4. Heat the leftover oil and crackle jeera and the bay leaves in it.

5. Add the ground masala and fry for 3-4 minutes.

6. Now, add the masala powders to the cooking mixture.

7. Mix well and add some salt. Take note that some salt is already added to the palak.

8. Cook for another couple of minutes before adding the palak to this.

9. Mix thoroughly, check for salt and cook for 3 more minutes.



Add the aromatic palak gravy to the shallow fried paneer and there you have the Palak Paneer. Serve hot with rotis, puris or rice as you please. It tastes absolutely delicious.