Categories: Gravy

Ingredients

• Spinach/Palak - 3 cups tightly packed
• Paneeer/Indian cheese - 15-20 pieces. (Refer Homemade Paneer recipe for soft and delicious paneer)
• Garlic -4 cloves finely chopped
• Onion - 1/2 cup chopped finely
• Ginger- garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
• Tomatoes -2 finely chopped
• Green Chillies -1
• Oil- 2 tbsp
• Salt as required
• Spice powder
• Cumin /Jeera powder -1/2 tsp
• Coriander powder -1 tsp
• Chillies powder -1/2 tsp or as required
• Garam masala powder -1/4 tsp
• For the seasoning
• Cumin seeds -1 tsp

Directions

1. Method

2. Cook spinach in boiling water for 5 minutes.When it cools, grind it to a fine paste with chillies. Keep it aside.

3. Cut paneer into cubes and shallow fry it in oil till light brown. Keep it aside

4. Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds, when it splutters, add finely chopped onions, garlic and saute till it becomes transparent.

5. Add ginger-garlic paste and saute for a few more minutes.

6. Add tomatoes and cook till tomatoes turn mushy. Add salt needed and all the spice powder .

7. Now add the palak/spinach puree and a cup of water.Use the water in which you cooked spinach. Let the gravy start boiling.

8. Add paneer cubes and simmer for 3 minutes until everything gets blended well.

9. If the gravy become thick, add more water and adjust the consistency. Check for salt.

10. Enjoy palak paneer with any Indian Bread.

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