Recipe Palak Paneer

[swalia]

Palak Paneer is a popular North Indian recipe which is made using spinach and fresh cottage cheese. It is one of my favorite dishes. Here is the recipe:

Ingredients
1 kg spinach
250 gms of cottage cheese (cut cubes and lightly fried till brown in a tsp of clarified butter)
1 tsp cumin seed
3 to 4 bay leaf
4 tomatoes (blanched in hot water, peeled and pureed)
2 onions
1 inch piece of ginger
7-8 garlic flakes
2 green chili
Pinch of sugar granules
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
3/4 tsp red chili powder
1/2 tsp coriander powder
3/4 tsp garam masala
3/4 tsp dry mango powder
3 tsp oil
1 tsp butter
1 tsp fresh cream

How to make palak paneer:

• Remove spinach leaves from stem and wash leaves well.
• Take 2 glasses of water when it starts to boil, then add spinach, onions, green chili, garlic and ginger with a pinch of sugar granules to it. Let it boil for 10-15 minutes.
• Switch of the heat and let the spinach cool down.
• Blend the spinach mixer in a blender and make a thick spinach paste.
• Heat a heavy bottomed wok; add oil and butter to it, when the oil is hot add cumin seed and bay leaves. When a cumin seed starts to crackle add the tomato paste and let it cook for 5-6 minute on medium heat. Then add spinach paste along with spices like turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala and dry mango powder; let it cook further for another 5 minute.
• Add the fried pieces of cottage cheese and mix it well. Cook and cover on low heat for 4-5 minute.
• Take it out in a serving bowl and garnish with fresh cream.
• Serve hot with rotis or steamed rice.

 

[Morning Glory]

I make my own Paneer - which is very easy (lemon juice and milk). This recipe refers to it as 'cottage cheese' which I think could cause a lot of confusion because in the UK and America, Cottage Cheese is not something you can cut into chunks. It looks like this:

Paneer is a semi-firm mild cheese which can be cut into chunks. It looks like this:

But, aside from that, I like the recipe and will try it out! This recipe is from http://tutstack.in/palak-paneer-recipe/. Please credit recipes copied from other websites, folks!

 

[swalia]

Thanks for the clarification regarding cottage cheese. I wasn't aware of this.
I will keep in mind to mention the credit for recipes in future.

 

[winterybella]

Was this entered in the Challenge? It looks like it could qualify. As for me trying it, it looks like I would have to go shopping. Cottage cheese and mango powder would be needed, not that I ever follow a recipe to the letter.

 

[kgord]

I totally love both Shahi and Palak Paneer. I usually get one or the other when I go to Indian restaurants. As usual though the dish although delicious looking looks a bit intimidating to try to make. Do you have any simple Indian food recipes? I am a bit lazy, and will usually only cook recipes that fewer ingredients, I have no clue if I could even find mango powder around,,Certainly not in this immediate area..

 

[swalia]

I totally love both Shahi and Palak Paneer. I usually get one or the other when I go to Indian restaurants. As usual though the dish although delicious looking looks a bit intimidating to try to make. Do you have any simple Indian food recipes? I am a bit lazy, and will usually only cook recipes that fewer ingredients, I have no clue if I could even find mango powder around,,Certainly not in this immediate area..

If mango powder is a problem, you can skip it. It will not make much difference to the dish. I generally don't use sugar granules and mango powder when I cook Palak Paneer.
As for simpler recipes, I would definitely post some