# Palak Paneer Restaurant Style

A restaurant-style palak paneer recipe, made with a thick spinach puree and roasted paneer cubes.

- Servings: 1 servings
- Total time: 2 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 5 cups water
- 1 bunch palak (spinach)
- 1 inch ginger
- 1 clove garlic
- 3 chilli
- 3 tsp oil
- 1 tsp butter
- 11 cubes paneer (cottage cheese)
- 1 tsp cumin (jeera)
- 1 inch cinnamon
- 4 cloves
- 2 pods cardamom
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tsp kasuri methi
- 0.5 onion
- 0.5 tomato
- 0.25 cup water
- 0.75 tsp salt
- 0.25 tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp kasuri methi
- 2 tbsp cream (malai)

## Instructions

1. Boil 5 cups of water.
2. Add 1 bunch of palak and soak in water.
3. Boil for 2 minutes and blanch well. Do not overcook.
4. Cool completely in cold water.
5. Blend blanched palak, 1 inch ginger, 1 clove garlic, and 3 chillies into a smooth paste.
6. Heat 3 tsp oil and 1 tsp butter in a pan.
7. Roast 11 paneer cubes until golden brown. Keep aside.
8. Sauté 1 tsp cumin, 1 inch cinnamon, 4 cloves, 2 cardamom pods, and 1 bay leaf until aromatic.
9. Add 1/2 finely chopped onion and sauté well until golden brown.
10. Add 1/2 finely chopped tomato and sauté well until soft and mushy.
11. Add palak paste, 1/4 cup water, and 3/4 tsp salt. Mix well.
12. Adjust consistency.
13. Add roasted paneer cubes and mix well.
14. Simmer for 5 minutes.
15. Add 1/4 tsp garam masala and 1 tsp crushed kasuri methi.
16. Add 2 tbsp cream and mix well.
17. Serve hot.

## Equipment

- pan
- blender

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/cRsAQeR5dbI?si=iOPqcirq107hkU8v
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a394aad6-5fb6-4317-b2f7-a906b0dfce62
- Extracted: 2025-04-20

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