How to make Palak Paneer - Recipe of Cottage Cheese in Spinach Gravy

Spinach or Palak is a very healthy food, it has lot of fiber in it. Paneer or Cottage Cheese is a kind of replacement of chicken for vegetarians. Made from milk these are very soft. Easy to cook, and a variety of dishes can be made using paneer.

Tandoori Paneer Tikka, Paneer Tikka Masala, Paneer Butter Masala, Aloo Paneer Paratha, Aloo Paneer, Paneer Sandwich, Paneer Pizza, Palak Paneer, Paneer Pulao, Paneer Paratha and many many more. I have just named a few, have some recipe already in my blog and would be coming up with more recipe and food made with paneer.

Some paneer dishes take lot of time for preparation but mostly most of the paneer dishes are quick and easy to be made. Today let me show you how to make Palak Paneer (Cottage Cheese in Spinach Gravy). Let's Begin........

Ingredients & Steps:

1. Take 2 pc Tomato
2. Take 2 pc Onion
3. Take 1 clove of Garlic (optional)
4. Take 1 kg Palak
5. Take 1 to 2 cup water (for boiling)

Put water in pressure cooker

Cut onion, tomato and garlic into half or quater sizes

Grate the palak or chop it

• Add everything in the pressure cooker
• Add 1 tsp salt
• Add 1/2 tsp haldi (turmeric powder)

Mix well

Pressure cook until 3 to 4 whistle

When done, take out and stain any remaining left over water

Let it cool down

Once cooled - put all the ingredients in a mixer grinder

Grind it to get a fine paste / puree out of it

On the other hand, take 750 grams of paneer and cut them into square pieces (big or small - your wish, I prefer average size)

• Take 1" ginger finely chopped
• Take 1 strand or clove of garlic finely chopped (optional)
  

Heat up 3 to 4 tbsp mustard oil in a kadai or non stick pan

• Add 1 tsp jeera (cumin seed)
• Add chopped ginger and garlic

Cook for 2 to 4 minutes

Once the ginger and garlic starts turning golden brown

Add paneer cubes and sallow fry the paneer on medium heat

When paneer starts turning golden

• Add salt to taste (remember we had added salt in palak paste)
• Add 1 tsp roasted jeera powder
• Add 1 tsp dhania (coriander) powder
• Add 1/2 tsp haldi (turmeric) powder
• Add 1 to 2 tsp red chilly powder
• Add 1 tsp kitchen king masala (optional)

Mix well, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes

Turn the flame to high

• Add the palak paste

Stir and cook for 3 more minutes

• Add 1/2 cup milk
• Add 1/2 cup fresh cream

Mix it and cover the lid

Cook it for 10 minutes

Keep checking in intervals and stir it to avoid sticking of palak to kadai

Palak Paneer is ready, Sprinkle little cream on top before serving.

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