Shaswati Palak Paneer is my another recipe which belongs to Indian Cuisine. It has a delicious gravy which made with spinach or palak, Indian spices and last touch of fresh cream.
Palak paneer is mainly a side dish and a great combo with hot roti, paratha, naan or kulcha. May be some people will be agreed with me that palak paneer is not goes well with rice. I think so.
Paneer is most popular veg ingredient among Indians. According to google, around 60% Indian people are vegetarian. And they are very much use to with paneer.
Paneer, which is popularly known as Indian cottage cheese is made from cow milk. Even you can make it by your own in your kitchen. For that you just need lemon juice of one lemon for 500ml milk. If you don’t know about it, then read my instructions.
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INGREDIENTS
- Spinach (Palak) – 400 gm
- Paneer (malai paneer) – 200 gm
- Onion – 2 medium size
- Tomato – 2 medium size
- Green chilies (optional) – 2 pieces
- Ginger-garlic paste – 1/2 tsp
- Fresh cream – 1/4 cup
- Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
- Cumin powder – 1 tsp
- Coriander powder – 1 tbsp.
- Red chili powder – 1/2 tsp
- Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
- Salt – 1/2 tsp or as per your taste
- Garam masala – 1/4 tsp
- Butter/ oil – 1 tbsp.
- Sugar – 1 tbsp.
- Water – 1/4 cup
For boiling the spinach
- Water – 3 cups
Equipment
- Normal Fry Pan
Notes
How to make Palak Paneer
Step 1: Firstly we need to wash palak (spinach) very well, otherwise there will be a chances of having sands or soil particle into you bite. So wash it under running water.
Step 2: Then roughly chop the palak. Similarly chop the other vegetables like onions and tomato into small pieces. If you are using chilies, cut them also. And off course cut the paneer into small block size.
Step 3: Now take a sauce pan add 3 cup of water into it and boil it. When water starts boiling, add chopped palak into the water and boil it for 5 minutes.
Step 4: After that drain the hot water and add cold or normal water into the same pot to soak the palak. This process will help to retain natural green color of palak.
Step 5: Now take a preheated fry pan, add 1 tbsp. of butter and let it melt. It is time to add cumin seeds into it and wait for crackling of them.
Step 6: At this point add chopped onions, fry them for 4-5 minutes. After that add ginger-garlic paste and roast it for another 2 minutes. Now add chopped tomatoes.
Tips: Add pinch of salt to cook or soft the tomatoes within 1 minutes.
Step 7: Roast them all for 2-3 minutes. It is the time to add all spices ( cumin powder, coriander powder, red chili powder, turmeric powder, sugar and salt ) into the pan. Mix and cook it for 1 minutes. And switch off the stove and let it cool down.
Step 8: Our spinach is boiled and roasted spices are ready. So put them all together into to a blender, add 3 cube of paneer into the jar and blend them all together. Our thick palak paneer paste is ready.
Step 9: Take the same fry pan and heat it. Now pour the entire paste into the pan and roast it for 2 minutes. Then we will add 1 cup of water into it.
Step 10: When the gravy will start boiling, add all the paneer pieces into the gravy. Cook it for another 2-3 minutes.
Tips: Be careful at this stage, here the gravy will be splattering badly. So use a lid during the cooking.
Step11: Here we will add garam masala powder and little bit of butter into palak paneer. Stir the gravy and switch off the stove. Add 1/4 of fresh cream and mix it very well.
Step 12: Our creamy and tasty Palak paneer is ready. Serve it with hot roti or whatever you want to eat with it. I hope you will like it.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why is palak paneer not healthy?
I can’t say that palak paneer is not healthy. It have protein power of paneer and vitamin A of palak.
People who has some digestion issue, avoid it at night or dinner.
Is palak paneer unhealthy?
Not really, but yes it is a rich food. Because it has palak and paneer together. And it also has cream and butter.
So if you have any health issue then you can avoid palak paneer.
What is the difference between palak paneer and saag paneer?
Saag or leaf are many types and palak is one of them. So it’s totally on you that which leaf you are going to use in your dish.
Saag paneer would be made with any kind of saag or leaf like green Amaranthus or red Amaranthus or some other leaf.
But palak paneer is made with only palak saag or spinach leaf.
What is the cost of palak paneer?
Palak paneer cost is around 150-250 for 2 people. Even you can buy readymade palak paneer packet in market.
So choose you own type of palak paneer and enjoy it.
