Palak paneer
Description
Cuisine- punjabi
Main ingredients- cottage cheese(paneer) and spinach(palak)
Nutrition facts- calorie,carbohydrate,fat,fibres and protein
Cooking time- 15-20 minutes
Preparation time- 15-20 minutes
Servings- 4
Level of cooking- medium
Course- main course- vegetarian
Ingredients
- Cottage cheese/Paneer- 250 gms
- Spinach- 3 bunches
- Onion,sliced - 1
- Garlic paste- 1 tsp
- Ginger paste- 1 tsp
- Ghee- to deep fry
- Cloves- 4-5
- Cinnamon- 1 small piece
- Green chillies,finely chopped- 1-2
- Black pepper-4-5
- Bay leaf- 1
- Tomato- 1-2
- Garam Masala Powder - 1 tsp
- Red chilly powder- 1/2 tsp
- Coriander powder- 1 tsp
- Salt- to taste
- Coriander leaver for garnishing
Method
Take sufficient ghee in a kadhai and deep fry paneer cubes to light golden brown colour. Chop spinach and clean it. Cook spinach for 6 to 7 minutes in a pressure cooker. Strain off water from palak, and grind spinach and tomato to a fine paste.
In a same kadhai of ghee,add cloves,cinnamon,gree chillies and black pepper and saute for 1 minute. then put chopped onion, ginger, and garlic paste and fry it till it gets brownish white. Now add half teaspoon of Garam Masala, coriander powder, red chilly powder and salt. Stir it till it gets brownish. Now add palak paste to it along with little water, and cook till oil leaves masala. Now add paneer cubes to palak. Stir for few minutes, and turn off the flame. garnish it with coriander leaves.
Serve hot with chapati or paranthas or naan.
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