How to make Palak paneer/palak paneer recipe
Hello world!!
Came back again with another super delicious Indian curry recipe famously known as Palak paneer..before explaining more about the dish,let me tell Palak is, spinach leaves and paneer is, Indian cottage cheese which is made by curdling whole cow milk..Palak paneer is a very authentic dish served at so many restaurants and the taste and texture is absolutely delicious..the good thing about this curry is, it is not as complicated as it looks and sounds..
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We can make exact restaurants style palak paneer at home easily..So there is no extraordinary ingredients needed to make this authentic curry, just the simple spices goes really good..As you see the texture of this curry is, semi thick and it goes really well with rice or chapati..The taste of Palak paneer completely depends upon the quantity of spices added..a balanced amount is what we need to get the correct taste..
Everyone has their own way of making Palak paneer, and I would like to know about the other ways to make it👍👍The recipe I have brought today is quite simple and there is no powdered spices added to it..The spices added are all raw..Paneer/Indian cottage cheese is one of the most favorite and suitable option for all vegan lover as it comes with uncountable variety of dishes, starting from the curries to using it in stuffings or desserts..In my home during the season of spinach, Palak paneer is one of the most preferable curry, cooked time to time..and on other days its paneer butter Masala.
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Now let’s start making the delicious Palak paneer by listing the ingredients first:-
Ingredients
250g.m paneer/indian cottage cheese
4 bunches of palak/spinach leaves
2 medium sized chopped onions
1 small chopped tomato
1 tea spoon ginger paste
1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic
2 green chillies/1 dry red chilli finely chopped (optional)
3 to 4 pinches of black pepper powder
3 table spoon melted butter
1/2 cup milk for a creamy texture
1 and 1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
Method
Start by washing of the spinach leaves well and thereby chopping it..Now put a container with water on the gas to boil the spinach leaves..add 1 and 1/2 teaspoon salt into the water..as it comes to boil add the leaves and boil for just 3 to 4 minutes..adding salt in water, lets the spinach leaves hold the beautiful green color..Don’t over boil the leaves..now strain the water using a strainer..wash the leaves with cold water just by pouring the water all over it to avoid the saltiness.Now as soon as it cools down, grind the boiled leaves into a paste like texture, just like this.
Now take a pan..put it on high flame..add the melted butter..let it be warm..then add the chopped onions, tomato,ginger and garlic.. mix well and roast for 3 to 4 minutes in medium flame..
As the spices starts to become light golden, add the paneer cubes into it..and mix well..roast it for another one minute.
And then add the spinach paste into it..mix all the ingredients well.
Add milk now and stir well..then add salt, 1/2 teaspoon sugar and black pepper powder..mix well..boil it for another 2 minutes in low flame to let the ingredients mix up well.
And this is it..the delicious palak paneer is already to be served in your bowl..you can add more butter in the end if you wish to👍👍stay tuned for more delicious vegan recipes..
