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Palak Paneer Recipe
Reshu Drolia
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.
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Prep Time
8
minutes
mins
Cook Time
20
minutes
mins
Total Time
28
minutes
mins
Course
Lunch and Dinner
Cuisine
Indian
Servings
4
Calories
178
kcal
Ingredients
1x
2x
3x
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:
4
g
Calories:
178
kcal
Carbohydrates:
11
g
Protein:
10
g
Fat:
11
g
Saturated Fat:
2
g
Cholesterol:
11
mg
Sodium:
292
mg
Potassium:
845
mg
Fiber:
4
g
Sugar:
2
g
Vitamin A:
11990
IU
Vitamin C:
36.2
mg
Calcium:
176
mg
Iron:
4.3
mg
Keyword
palak paneer, Paneer
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