Palak Paneer Recipe
Delicious palak paneer recipe made with fresh palak and paneer. It is an Indian authentic recipe that is rich and creamy also.
Servings: 3 People
Ingredients
- 250 gram spinach palak
- 200 gram paneer cut in cubes
- 1 big size onion roughly chopped
- 2 green chillies
- 1 big size tomato roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoon malai or cream
- 1 tablespoon desi ghee
- 3 tablespoon curd dahi
- few leaves of chopped coriander leaves
- 1 Bay leaf tej patta
- 1 Large Cardamom badi elaichi
- 2-3 cloves laung
- 12 black pepper kali mirchi
- ½ teaspoon red chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds jeera
- salt as per taste
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder haldi
Instructions
- heat the pan and put desi ghee on it.
- Add cumin seeds (jeera) to it.
- Add bay leave (tej patta), large cardamom (badi elaichi), 3 cloves (laung), 12 black pepper (kali mirchi) in it and roast it.
- Add roughly chopped onions and 2 green chillies. And let them soften.
- Now add roughly chopped tomatoes to it.
- Add salt for cooking it faster and mix it well. Cook it for 1-2 minutes
- Turn off the gas and put 3 tablespoons of curd (dahi) in the pan. And mix it well
- Now turn on the gas stove again and lower the flame.
- Add 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder (haldi powder) and 1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder. And mix it well.
- Add chopped coriander. And mix it well.
- Turn off the gas and let cool the mixture.
- Make a smooth paste of the mixture in the mixer grinder.
- Turn on the gas and heat the pan again.
- Add the paste of the mixture in it.
- Now add the spinach paste to it. And mix it well
- Add 1 teaspoon coriander powder to it and mix it well. Let it cook for 1 minute.
- Add fresh cream or malai to it and mix it well.
- Add paneer cubes to it.
- Cover it with a lid and cook for 1 minute.
- Turn off the gas stove, your palak paneer recipe is ready to serve.
