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Palak Paneer

Palak Paneer is a North Indian cuisine dish consisting of spinach and Paneer in a thick curry sauce based on pureed spinach, with garlic and garam masala. Palak Paneer is kind of curry made from blanched spinach and soft Paneer. This is an unforgettable dish from Southern Asia; it is so creamy, spicy, and full of flavor, perfect with warm naan, roti or rice. This is restaurant style spicy Punjabi Palak Paneer recipe. Learn making this delicious Punjabi Authentic gravy based Cheese dish from Punjabi kitchen.

Ingredients:

• 2 bunch Spinach
• 1 cup Onion Chopped
• 1 cup Tomato Chopped
• 1 tsp Green Chili Paste
• 1 tsp Ginger-Garlic Paste
• ½ cup Fried Paneer Cubes
• 3-4 Cashew Nuts
• 1 Whole Dry Red Chili
• 1 tsp Garam Masala
• Salt
• 1 tbsp Oil or Butter
• 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
• 1 tsp Red Chili Powder
• 1-2 tsp Kasuri Methi (Optional)
• Pinch of Asafetida (Hing)

Method:

1. Wash and clean the spinach leave.

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2. Boil water in deep pan with salt and add spinach leaves in boiled water for 2 mins. Palak Paneer
3. Now drain and strain immediately and pour cold water over it. This helps preserving the spinach green color. Palak Paneer
4. Now all boiled leaves blend in mixer and make smooth paste and keep aside. Palak Paneer
5. Heat oil or butter in a pan add cumin seeds in hot oil, whole dry red chili, onion, cashew nuts and stir until onion become golden brown. Palak Paneer
6. Now add chopped tomato stir till become soft. Palak Paneer
7. Add green chili paste, Ginger-Garlic paste, red chili powder, garam masala, crushed kasuri methi, salt and cook till oil separated. Palak Paneer

 
8. Remove from the pan and let it them cooling then blend prepared masala in mixer and make smooth paste.
9. Now add both paste (spinach paste and masala paste) in same pan and cook for 3-4 minutes or till boil.

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10. Add fried Paneer, mix well and cook again for few minutes. Now switch of the flame. Palak Paneer

11. Garnish with fresh cream (optional), chopped onion as per your choice.
Serve with any Indian bread (roti, paratha, or puri).

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