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

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Palak Paneer

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook 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. Get 1 kg Spinach (I used Baby Spinach)
  2. Take 400-500 grams Paneer/Indian Cottage Cheese
  3. Make ready 2 Onions Medium (Finely diced)
  4. Prepare 4 Tomatoes Medium (Finely chopped)
  5. Prepare 1 Inch piece Ginger (Finely diced)
  6. Take 2 Tbsp Garlic Paste
  7. Make ready 2 Tbsp Coriander powder
  8. Make ready 2 Tbsp (Crushed)Kasuri Methi/Dried Fenugreek Leaves
  9. Take 2 Tbsp Deghi Mirch/Red chilli powder
  10. Make ready 2 Tsp Cumin seeds
  11. Get 2 Tsp Turmeric Powder
  12. Take 1 Tsp Nutmeg Powder
  13. Make ready 2 Tbsp Cooking oil
  14. Make ready 2 Tbsp Desi ghee/Clarified Butter
  15. Get As per taste Salt
  16. Get 1/2 Cup Milk
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!

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