PALAK PANEER

Hi All,
I am posting after a long time. Today we are making healthy iron full palak paneer.  My hubby doesn't like palak paneer much, but this recipe changed it. I hope you would like it.

INGREDIENTS:

• Spinach (palak ) puree - 1 cup
• Paneer - 100 gm
• Onion sliced - 2 medium 
• Garlic finely chopped - 4 to 5
• Cumin seeds (jeera) - 1/2 tsp
• Green chilli -  to taste
• Fresh hung curd  or yogurt - 4 tbsp
• Coriander powder - 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder  - 1/4 tsp
• Lemon juice - 1 tsp
• Salt - to taste
• Black Salt - 1/2 tsp
• Oil or butter - 1 tbsp

Note:

• Keep small amount of paneer aside. You can use graded paneer for garnishing.

  METHOD:

• Rinse  spinach (palak ) very well in water. Now boil water in a pan and add spinach leaves in hot water, leave it for 2 to 3 mins.
• Drain the blanched spinach leaves. Immediately add spinach leaves into ice cold water.This process help to maintain green color of spinach. 
• Heat oil in a non stick pan add cumin seeds, garlic and green chili saute for 1 minute on medium flame. when garlic turn little brown in color then add onion in it saute till the onion get golden .

 

• now add coriander powder, turmeric powder and hung curd. Mix it well and cook for a min.
• Add palak puree simmer for  2 to 3 min till the spinach  is cooked.
• now add salt and garam masala stir, add paneer cubes and lemon juice.

• cook palak gravy till paneer becomes soft.
• the delicious palak paneer is ready to serve with naan , rotis  or  rice.