Palak Paneer / Cottage Cheese with Spinach Gravy

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Palak Paneer / Cottage Cheese with Spinach Gravy

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :10 Min

Cook Time : 15 Min

Total Time : 25 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 4
  • 4 sprig palak (spinach)


  • 3 cups paneer diced (indian cottage cheese)(i love paneer)


  • 1 nos onion (pyaaj)


  • 2 nos tomato -make puree(tamater puree)


  • 2-3 tsp ginger garlic paste (adarak lehsun )


  • 4-5 nos green chilies (hari mirch) (varies depending on the taste)


  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)


  • 1 pinch asafoetida (hing)


  • 1/2 tsp jeera (cumin seed)


  • 1/2 tsp (lal mirch powder)red chilli powder


  • 1/2 tsp udupi ruchi garam masala powder


  • 1 cups water


  • 2 tbsp oil or ghee or butter


  • 1 pinch salt to taste

Directions

  • Boil 2 to 3 cups water with some salt,After boiling switch off the flame and immediately add the palak or spinach
  • Then blanch them in the water for 4-5 minutes
  • Now drain and immediately place the palak in cold water for 3-4 minutes
  • Drain again and make a smooth puree
  • Make paste of onion green chillies in grinder
  • Heat oil or ghee or butter in a pan or kadai
  • Now add hing and jeera
  • Then add the paste of onion chillies , ginger-garlic paste and fry till the raw aroma goes away
  • After that add tomato puree and add all dry spices and fry till the oil start releasing from the mixture
  • Add the palak puree,stir well
  • Stir and add 1 cup water
  • Then add paneer cubes,You can vary the quantity on the basis of desired thickness of gravy
  • The gravy or sauce will slightly thicken,Now your palak paneer is ready to serve