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Palak Paneer (Spinach and Paneer)

Palak paneer is a famous Punjabi dish. It is a combination of paneer  and spinach. Paneer is a kind of cottage cheese made from milk. It is readily available in any grocery store. It goes well with roti.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Cuisine: Indian
Calories: 1234
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 200 g or 250g of Spinach Washed thoroughly
  • 2 onions chopped
  • 1 Tomato Chopped
  • 1 " Ginger Chopped
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • 1 Green chilli
  • 1 tsp Red chilli powder
  • ½ tsp Turmeric
  • Salt as required
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds
  • A pinch of Garam masala
  • 1 tsp Cream
  • 1 Tbsp Butter
  • Water as required
  • 200 g Paneer Cubed

Method
 

  1. Wash the spinach thoroughly. Blanch it in water (use little water), then remove the leaves and run in cold water. Retain the water used for blanching.
  2. In a blender, blend together the spinach leaves, ginger, garlic and the green chilli together with the cooking water set aside.
  3. In a pan, heat the butter and add the cumin seeds. Let the cumin seeds splutter.
  4. Add the chopped onions and fry them until brown.
  5. Add the chopped tomatoes, turmeric and chilli powder and fry until the tomatoes are soft.
  6. Add the blended spinach to it and allow it to boil.
  7. Add the salt and panner to this and mix well until the paneer pieces are well coated with the spinach mixture.
  8. Add the cream and serve hot.