Palak Paneer | Indian Cottage Cheese in Spinach Sauce
Palak Paneer | Indian Cottage Cheese in Spinach Sauce

Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, palak paneer | indian cottage cheese in spinach sauce. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Paneer (Indian cottage cheese) is cooked with spinach and spices in this creamy and flavorful curry. It pairs well with naan, paratha or jeera rice. When we were kids, the only way my brothers would eat spinach was if it was cooked with paneer in palak paneer.

Palak Paneer

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have palak paneer | indian cottage cheese in spinach sauce using 16 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Palak Paneer | Indian Cottage Cheese in Spinach Sauce:
  1. Make ready 1 kg Spinach (I used Baby Spinach)
  2. Prepare 400-500 grams Paneer/Indian Cottage Cheese
  3. Take 2 Onions Medium (Finely diced)
  4. Get 4 Tomatoes Medium (Finely chopped)
  5. Prepare 1 Inch piece Ginger (Finely diced)
  6. Make ready 2 Tbsp Garlic Paste
  7. Take 2 Tbsp Coriander powder
  8. Make ready 2 Tbsp (Crushed)Kasuri Methi/Dried Fenugreek Leaves
  9. Make ready 2 Tbsp Deghi Mirch/Red chilli powder
  10. Get 2 Tsp Cumin seeds
  11. Prepare 2 Tsp Turmeric Powder
  12. Take 1 Tsp Nutmeg Powder
  13. Take 2 Tbsp Cooking oil
  14. Take 2 Tbsp Desi ghee/Clarified Butter
  15. Take As per taste Salt
  16. Get 1/2 Cup Milk

Get the super easy recipe here. I make this Spinach Paneer curry at least once a week. As a mum, I am reassured that this spinach loaded curry is absolutely healthy and packed with flavours. Palak Paneer Indian Cottage Cheese in Spinach Gravy is a popular Indian side dish where spinach.

Instructions to make Palak Paneer | Indian Cottage Cheese in Spinach Sauce:
  1. Wash the spinach & tomatoes.
  2. Blanch them together with a cup of water. Let it cool down.
  3. Take out the tomatoes. Remove the skin.
  4. Grind the spinach & tomatoes together to a smooth purée, saving the stock.
  5. Cut the Paneer into thick rectangles.
  6. Heat oil in a nonstick pan. - Shallow fry the Paneer until golden over medium heat. *Do not overcrowd the pan.
  7. Remove & soak in hot water with a teaspoon of turmeric & salt each. - *Soaking the Paneer in hot water keeps the Paneer soft.
  8. Now add the desi ghee in the same pan. - Tip in the jeera seeds. Let them crackle.
  9. Add the onion & the ginger. Sauté until golden. Add the garlic paste. Cook for 2 minutes.
  10. Add the puréed spinach along with the Dhania powder, Degi mirch, Turmeric, Nutmeg powder & salt.
  11. Cook covered for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  12. Add the milk & stock. Adjust seasoning. - Drop the fried Paneer one by one. Stir gently.
  13. Sprinkle Kasoori methi.
  14. Serve hot with Roti/Parantha/Naan.
  15. Enjoy!

Palak Paneer is a popular Indian dish made with cubes of cheese are simmered in a creamy spinach sauce infused with fragrant Indian spices. Fast and easy, this Keto-friendly, vegetarian meal is also Gluten-free! And the wheel goes round and round, and the flame in our souls will never burn out. ~ Palak Paneer is likely the most popular paneer dish from North India. Creamy spinach with tasty paneer makes a delicious main dish. This recipe was one of my first published recipes on YouTube.

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