Palak Paneer

One of my favorite dishes from childhood...love it even now!!! :-)

Ingredients -

• Paneer 
• Fresh Spinach - 1 bunch
• Tomatoes - 1 big
• Red Onions - 1 medium
• Potato - 1 medium
• Ginger - 1 inch
• Garlic Powder - 2 tbsp
• Bay leaves
• Cumin Seeds
• Cinnamon powder - 1 tbsp
• Fresh cream - 2 tbsp
• Green Chili - 1
• Turmeric

Method - 

• Heat water in a bowl and when warm, add fresh spinach leaves. Once soft take it out and add it in a blender jar.
• Cut tomatoes into big pieces and add them in the blender. Add a pinch of salt and make a smooth paste.
• Add the onions,ginger and green chilies in a chopper and grind it together.
• Heat oil in a pan. Cut the paneer into small pieces and saute them in the pan for 1 min. Add a pinch of salt and turmeric. Remove it in a bowl. (Don't saute too much else paneer cubes become hard)
• Now cut the potato in same size as that of paneer and saute them until half done and then remove it in a bowl
• In the remaining oil, add 2 Bay leaves, add 1 tbsp of cumin seeds. As the seeds crackle, saute the chopped onions.
• When they become golden brown, add the spinach paste,garlic powder,salt and pinch of turmeric and mix well. Simmer for 2 mins.
• Add fresh cream and simmer for 2-3 mins. 
• Then add the cinnamon powder and let it simmer for another 2 mins.
• Finally add the potatoes and paneer and mix it well and let it stay on low flame for 5-6 mins.
• Serve hot with paratha....enjoy!

All rights reserved. Copyright (c) 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Techster LLC.

No part of this blog/content may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical or photocopying, recording, or otherwise, for commercial purposes without the prior permission of Techster LLC.