Palak Paneer | Cottage Cheese with Spinach

Today I am going to share another famous Punjabi dish “Palak Paneer”. This Indian delicacy does not require too many ingredients, it is easy to make and very healthy in nature.

Here I want to share some handy kitchen tips. 1.) If you want to sauté the onions first sauté them without oil for 1 min then add oil it will save a lots of oil and also save gas. 2.) If your Paneer (cottage cheese) is fresh and soft then there is no need to fry it before using, fry paneer only it is 1 or 2 days old.

Ingredients:

• 10 cups chopped spinach (palak)
• 1 ½ cup paneer (cottage cheese) cut into cubes
• Vegetable oil
• ¾ cup finely chopped onions
• Ginger Garlic paste
• Finely chopped green chilies according to your taste
• ½ tsp turmeric powder
•  ¾ fresh tomato puree
• Garam masala according to taste
• 2 tsp fresh cream
• Salt to taste

Method:

Blanch the spinach into a vessel full of boiling water for 2 to 3mins. Drain, refresh with it cold water and keep it aside to cool for some time. Then blend it in mixture to make smooth puree of it and keep it aside. Now heat the oil in pan or kadhai add onions sauté them on a medium flame till they turn translucent. Add ginger garlic paste, green chilies, turmeric powder and sauté on medium flame for 1 to 2 mins. Now add tomato puree and sauté the mixture till it leaves oil, while stirring it continuously. Add the spinach puree and 2 tsp of water mix it well and cook on a medium flame for 2 mins. Add salt, garam masala and fresh cream, mix it well. Add paneer mix gently and cook on a medium flame for another 1 to 2 mins. The Palak Paneer is now ready to serve.