Spinach with Indian Cottage Cheese / Palak Paneer Recipe / Healthy Food
A Look at the Spinach with Indian Cottage Cheese Gravy /Palak Paneer Recipe
Spinach/Palak paneer is one of the famous cuisines of northern India. It is very delicious as well as it is a very healthy recipe too. Spinach is a great source of iron and it also contains beneficial minerals like vitamins A, C, B6, magnesium, calcium, potassium, and in this recipe Paneer/cottage cheese is also used, which is a high source of protein. This recipe is very beneficial for our body. So let’s start making it.
How to make Spinach with Indian Cottage Cheese Gravy
For how many people: 5
Cook time: 45 minutes
Difficulty in making: low
Meal Type: Vegetarian
Ingredients required:
Spinach/Palak: 500 grams
Indian Cottage Cheese/Paneer : 500 grams
Tomato: 4 medium size
Onion: 2
Garlic: 8 buds
Green Chillies: 2
Cumin: 1 teaspoon
Red chilli powder: half a teaspoon
Turmeric: half a teaspoon
Salt: as per taste
Garam masala powder: 1/4 teaspoon
Refined / Mustard Oil: 2 tsp
Ghee: 2 teaspoons (optional)
Note: If you do not use onion and garlic, you can skip the garlic in whole process and use cumin seeds instead of onion.
Spinach Paneer Recipe:
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- Firstly, wash the spinach and put 4 garlic cloves and a pinch of turmeric in it and boil it in a cooker or pan. It will boil in only one whistle. Now cool it slightly and make puree in the grinder.
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- In the next step, grind tomatoes and puree it.
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- Now add the onion and fry it till it gets golden brown. Now add turmeric and red chilli powder and cook for 5 minutes on medium flame.
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- Now mix tomato puree in the tempering and cook for 7 to 10 minutes. Once the masala is cooked, add salt and garam masala and cook it for the another 5 minutes.
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- Now add the prepared spinach puree, mix well and cook for 10 minutes until the bubbles come out.
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- Now mix the cottage cheese/paneer cubes. Cook it for about 7 to 10 minutes too then turn off the gas.
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- I am doing another step here which is completely optional. You may skip it if you do not like ghee.
Hope your family will like Spinach with Indian Cottage Cheese recipe. Whenever you make this, tell me in the comment section if you liked this recipe.