Preparation time: 5 mins Cooking time: 30 mins Palak paneer recipe with tomatoes and spices
Ingredients
Spinach / palak - 1.5 cups, chopped
Paneer/cottage cheese - 200 gm, cut into small pieces
Tomatoes - 2 medium size, puree
Onion / pyaz - 1 large size, paste
Ginger / adrak - 1 inch, paste
Garlic / lahsun - 6-7 cloves, paste
Red chilli / lal mirch powder - 2 tsp
Cumin / jeera powder - 2 tsp
Coriander / dhania powder - 1.5 tsp
Garam masala - 1.5 tsp
Kasuri methi - 2 tsp, crushed properly
Lemon juice - 1.5 tsp
Oil - 1 tbsp
Butter - 2 tbsp
Fresh cream - 2 tbsp
Salt - as needed
Water - as needed
Instructions
Heat 1 tbsp oil & 1 tbsp butter in cooking pan and add ginger garlic paste
Now add onion paste, add some salt as needed and fry for 4-5 minutes
Add tomato puree too and cook till it releases oil and color turns darker
Now add all spices powder (cumin, coriander, red chilli and garam masala) and mix with all other ingredients in that cooking pan
Now add spinach/palak puree* and mix with all other ingredients, let it cook in low flame for 7-8 minutes and stir after each 2 minutes
When it will release oil and cooked perfectly then add ½ cup of water and boil for 3-4 minutes
Now add paneer pieces, lemon juice and kasuri methi one by one, adjust consistency, thickness and switch off the flame
Add fresh cream and butter and mix with yummy palak paneer and serve hot
Notes
* Clean spinach/palak leaves and boil in water for 4-5 minutes, drain hot water and add some ice cold water (2-3 tbsp) and blend in mixer grinder Store drained hot water for further use in this dish or free to use in other dishes as vegetable stock
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