Palak Paneer

Let's go for a North Indian dish time around.. Dishes made with Paneer is among the most common in North Indian menus.. Here is the recipe for Palak Paneer.


Preperation Time : 20-30 min

Ingredients:
Paneer - 1/2 cup
Palak - 1/4 kg or 3-4 cups
Tomato - 1 (medium)
Ginger - 1 tsp
Green Chilly - 1-2 nos
Coriander pwdr - 3/4 tsp
Turmeric pwdr - 1/2 tsp
Red chilly pwdr - 1/2 tsp
Jeera pwdr - 1/4 tsp
Asafoetida - 1 pinch
Cummin seeds - 1 tsp
Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp
Wheat Flour - 3 tsp
Milk or Fresh cream - less than 1/4 cup

Preparation Method
1) Deep fry Paneer in ghee in low flame.
2) Dip the fried paneer in cold water and keep it for 30 minutes.
3) Clean the spinach well and boil for 5 minutes.
4) Blend the boiled spinach slightly in a mixer.
5) Grind the tomato, green chilly and ginger in the mixer.
6) Heat oil in a pan. Add Asafoetida to the oil.
7) Add cummin seeds, turmeric, coriander and red chilly powder to the heated oil.
8) Add the tomate puree to the pan and cook for 5-7 minutes.
9) Add the ground spinach and coriander leaves to the pan and cook for another 5-7 minutes.
10) Mix the wheat flour and milk/fresh cream. Add this mix to the pan containing cooked spinach. Heat for another 2-3 minutes in medium flame.
11) Add the fried paneer to this pan for heat for 1-2 minutes. Serve the delicious paneer palak curry with Roti/Chapathi/Nan/Bread.