Palak Paneer — Swasthi's Recipes
Original creator demonstrates paneer in a spiced spinach puree. FOOD specifies 300 g spinach, 220 g pasteurized-milk paneer and 60 ml pasteurized cream. Creator measurements can differ; follow FOOD and its milk-allergy/pasteurized-dairy advice.
Official cooking video · Swasthi's Recipes · YOUTUBEIndian Creamy Spinach Palak Paneer
Three servings of Indian spinach gravy with mild paneer cubes, onion, tomato and aromatic spices.
Ingredients
servings: 3 · Check ingredients
Steps
- 01
Rinse 300 g spinach and remove tough stems. Blanch one to two minutes, chill in clean cold water, squeeze out excess liquid and blend smooth with 50 ml water.
Cool blanched spinach thoroughly in cold water until safe to handle before blending. Do not put steaming-hot spinach or liquid into a closed blender, where steam may cause splashing. - 02
Cut 220 g paneer into 2 cm cubes. Dice 120 g onion, 150 g tomato, 12 g garlic and 10 g ginger. Heat 25 ml oil over medium heat and soften onion for five minutes.
- 03
Add garlic, ginger and 3 g cumin; fry one minute. Add tomato and simmer five to six minutes, then stir in remaining 50 ml water, spinach purée, 3 g garam masala and 3 g salt and simmer three minutes.
- 04
Add 220 g paneer and 60 ml cream; heat gently for four to five minutes until the cheese is hot through and sauce is silky, then divide among three bowls.
After adding paneer and cream, keep the heat low rather than vigorously boiling. If too thick, confirm the original 100 ml water has been used, then add 15 ml hot water only if needed and stir.
Before you cook
Contains milk. Use pasteurized-milk paneer and cream, wash spinach thoroughly, heat cheese throughout and refrigerate leftovers within two hours.
Allergens: milk (paneer, cream), check spice mixes for other allergens
Image & source credits
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