How to Make Quick Palak Paneer

Palak Paneer
Palak Paneer

Hello everybody, it’s Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, palak paneer. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Palak Paneer is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look wonderful. Palak Paneer is something that I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook palak paneer using 18 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Palak Paneer:
  1. Get 1-2 bunches Palak (Spinach) - chopped
  2. Prepare 200 g Paneer - cut into 1 inch cubes as well as some grated
  3. Get 1 Tomato (medium sized) - chopped
  4. Get 1 Red Onion (medium sized) - chopped
  5. Take 5-6 strands Coriander leaves
  6. Take 1/3 inch Ginger (grated)
  7. Prepare 3-4 Garlic cloves (thin sliced)
  8. Take 1-2 Serrano peppers- chopped
  9. Prepare 1 Bay leaf
  10. Take 1/2 tbsp Cumin seeds
  11. Take 2-3 tbsp Yogurt/Curd - whisked
  12. Get 1 tbsp Oil
  13. Prepare 1/3 tbsp Coriander powder
  14. Get 1/4 tbsp Cumin powder
  15. Make ready 1/3 tbsp Red Chilli powder
  16. Take 1 pinch Turmeric powder
  17. Take 1 tbsp - Salt (or to taste)
  18. Make ready 1 tbsp - Whipped cream
Steps to make Palak Paneer:
  1. Heat up a pan (medium heat) and add 1 tbsp oil.
  2. Once the oil is hot, add cumin seeds and let them splutter for about 10 seconds.
  3. Add bay leaf, grated ginger, sliced garlic cloves, and chopped serrano peppers and stir for about 30 seconds.
  4. Add chopped onion and salt, and stir until the onions turn pink to light brown. Caution: Don't overcook the onions to dark brown.
  5. Add chopped tomatoes and cook until the tomatoes soften up and become a bit mushy.
  6. Turn down the heat, and let the pan cool down a bit.
  7. Add whisked yogurt and spices (turmeric powder, red chili powder, cumin powder and coriander powder) and cook on low-medium heat until the mixture comes to a boil (bubbles on the side in yogurt). Keep stirring in between.
  8. Add chopped spinach and mix it well. Cook for a few minutes until the spinach wilts.
  9. Add coriander leaves to the mixture and cook for about a minute or two.
  10. Turn off the heat and let the mixture cool down.
  11. Blend the cooked mixture into a fine paste/puree.
  12. Pour the puree back to the pan (on low-medium flame) then add 3/4 tbsp whipped cream.
  13. Grate some paneer into the puree, and after about a minute add one inch cubes.
  14. Top off with some more (1/4 tbsp) whipped cream.
  15. Palak paneer is ready to serve!

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