Palak Paneer

5m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Get water on a boil, add salt, add washed spinach, blanch it, take it out and add it to cold water to stop the cooking.
  2. 2After it's cooled, add it to a blender with a tiny bit of water and blend till smooth.
  3. 3Add ghee to a heated pan that's set to medium high heat.
  4. 4Add cumin seeds, dry red chillies, and after a minute add finely chopped garlic.
  5. 5Once the garlic gets some color, add finely chopped onions and salt. Let it cook till slightly caramelized.
  6. 6Add chopped tomatoes and turmeric. Mix it up, add garam masala, cook for 2 to 3 minutes and then add it to the blender.
  7. 7Add a tiny bit more water, blend till smooth and add it back to the pan. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
  8. 8Dice paneer and add it to hot water for 5 to 10 minutes to make it softer before adding it to the palak gravy.
  9. 9Mix it up and it's ready to serve.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup washed spinach
  • 2 tbsp ghee
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 2 dry red chillies
  • 2 tbsp finely chopped garlic
  • 1 cup finely chopped onions
  • 1 cup chopped tomatoes
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 14 oz paneer

Equipment

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