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March 3, 2014

How To Make Palak Paneer – Lunch And Dinner Recipe

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Total Time: 28 minutes

Palak paneer is a very popular and healthy north Indian dish and a vegetarian Indian Recipe. The traditional green based dish is made up of spinach puree and paneer cubes. It goes well with rice or Naan.

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It has a high nutrient value and its alto a very healthy recipe. Your children will love it.

More paneer recipes for you: Matar Paneer, Kadai Paneer, Palak Paneer, Paneer Capsicum Masala, Paneer Butter Masala, Veg Palak Paneer, etc.

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Palak Paneer Recipe

Palak paneer is a very popular and healthy north Indian dish. The traditional green based dish is made up of spinach puree and paneer cubes. It goes well with rice or Nan.
Course Lunch and Dinner
Cuisine Indian
Keyword palak paneer, Paneer
Prep Time 8 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 28 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 178kcal
Author Reshu Drolia

Ingredients

  • ½ kg Spinach palak
  • 200 gm cottage cheese paneer, cut into cubes
  • 1 tbsp. Moong dal optional for color
  • 2 tbsp. oil ghee/butter
  • 2 tsp. fresh cream
  • Salt to taste
  • ½ tsp red chily powder
  • 7-8 Garlic flakes
  • 1 medium tomato chopped
  • 2 pcs green chilly
  • ¼ tsp. turmeric powder
  • Pinch hing
  • ½ tsp. cumin seeds
  • ½ tsp. garam masala

Instructions

  • Remove spinach leaves from stem and rinse thoroughly in water.
  • Take a deep pan and add washed spinach leaves, garlic flakes, green chily, soaked moong dal (for color) and chopped tomatoes.
  • Add little water, cover the lid and cook for 5 mins.
  • Turn off the heat and make the spinach cool.
  • Now blend the spinach mixture with a blender and make a thick smooth paste.
  • Heat oil in a deep heavy pan and add cumin seeds.
  • When the seed starts crackling add spinach paste and stir for a min.
  • Add turmeric powder, hing , salt, water (if required) and mix well.
  • Add pieces of cottage cheese, fresh cream, red chily powder, garam masala and mix it well.
  • Cook till the gravy starts boiling.
  • Garnish with fresh cream and serve hot with nan or jeera rice.

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Notes

Notes: You can add lightly fried paneer cubes into the spinach curry.

Nutrition

Serving: 4g | Sodium: 292mg | Calcium: 176mg | Vitamin C: 36.2mg | Vitamin A: 11990IU | Sugar: 2g | Fiber: 4g | Potassium: 845mg | Cholesterol: 11mg | Calories: 178kcal | Saturated Fat: 2g | Fat: 11g | Protein: 10g | Carbohydrates: 11g | Iron: 4.3mg

Vegetable recipes you may like: Dum Aloo Recipe, Mixed Vegetable, Paneer Butter Masala, Turai Chana Dal, Papad Mangodi Kadhi(Curry) etc.

 How to make palak paneer:

  • Remove spinach leaves(Palak) from stem and rinse thoroughly in water.

Palak Paneer

  • Take a deep pan and add washed spinach leaves, garlic flakes, green chily, soaked moong dal (for color) and chopped tomatoes.

Palak Paneer

  • Add little water, cover the lid and cook for 5 mins.

Palak Paneer

  • Turn off the heat and make the spinach cool.
  • Now blend the spinach mixture with a Blender and make a thick smooth paste.

Palak Paneer

  • Heat oil in a deep heavy pan and add cumin seeds.

Palak Paneer

  • When the seed starts crackling add spinach paste and stir for a min.

Palak Paneer

  • Add turmeric powder, hing , salt, water (if required) and mix well.

Palak Paneer

  • Add pieces of cottage cheese, fresh cream, red chily powder, garam masala and mix it well.

Palak Paneer

  • Cook till the gravy starts boiling.

Palak Paneer

  • Garnish with fresh cream and serve hot with nan or jeera rice.

 Note:

  • You can add lightly fried paneer cubes into the spinach curry.

See Recipe In हिन्दी (Hindi)

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