Palak Paneer
 
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Recipe type: Entrée
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
  • 3 bunches spinach, blanced in hot water for 5 minutes
  • ½ pound Sauted Paneer /cottage Cheese, substitute tofu or ricotta cheese
  • 2 medium sized tomatoes, pureed
  • 1 onion, chopped finely
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 tablespoon coriander Powder
  • 2 teaspoon ginger, paste
  • 1 teaspoon garlic, paste
  • Salt, as per taste
  • 1 teaspoon paprika (red chilli powder)
  • 1 tablespoon cream, optional
Instructions
  1. Blanch tomato in hot water,puree it and keep it aside.
  3. Add ghee in a heavy bottomed vessel and add cumin seeds and let them splutter. Add the onions and green chillis sauté them till light brown.
  5. Add ginger garlic paste and fry further for 3 minutes. Add red chilli pwd and coriander pwd and combine well.
  7. Add the tomato paste and let it cook for 5-6 minutes on medium heat.
  9. Add the palak paste and let it cook further for another 4-5 mtinutes.
  11. Add the fried paneer cubes and combine. Cook covered on low heat for 3 minutes. Add the palak water and salt and cook on medium heat for 10-12 minutes.
  13. Add malai, garam masala pwd ,Reduce flame, cover and cook for few minutes
  14. Serve hot with rotis or white steamed rice or rotis.
Recipe by Khatta Meetha at http://khattameetha.com/vegeterian/indain-currys/palak-paneer-spinach-and-cottage-cheese