Palak Paneer Recipe

Palak Paneer (gravy) has always been a favourite among all the paneer lovers, not only for the great taste it holds, but also for the nutritional components present in it. Palak Paneer is an entirely “Green” dish, as its contains a whole lot of Palak (green leafy vegetable) which is highly recommended for a good health. It then contains the famous “Paneer” which is loved by most people.

My first encounter with Palak Paneer Recipe was at a restaurant in Bangalore. I never like Palak or rather, hated all green leafy vegetables from my childhood. But when I first tasted Palak Paneer, the ‘hate’ component just evaporated. I couldn’t help but fall in love with it. The Roti + Palak Paneer combo was a great treat. The gravy when touches your tongue, you can feel the richness of Palak and the soft, smooth, savouring taste of the Paneer. Now lets get set to make this lovely dish and give ourselves in for a treat.

Ingredients in the Palak Paneer Recipe:

• Spinach: 1/2 kg
• Paneer: 100 grams
• Onion: 1
• Butter: 3 tbl spoon
• Oil: 1 tbl spoon
• Bay leaves: 2-3
• Cumin seeds: 1 tea spoon.
• Black pepper powder: 1/4 tea spoon
• Ginger-garlic paste: 3/4 tea spoon
• Green chilli paste: 1/2 tea spoon
• Garam Masala Powder: 1 tea spoon
• Salt to taste

Palak Paneer Recipe:

1. Mix ginger-garlic paste, green chilli paste and some water with spinach.
2. Pressure cook it for about 7-8 minutes (just before the first whistle).
3. Grind this mixture in a mixer grinder to form a fine paste.
4. Cut paneer into small cubes.
5. Keep 2 cubes separately for garnishing.
6. Heat oil in a pan. Fry the paneer pieces on ‘medium’ heat until they turn slightly brown.
7. Set the paneer pieces aside.
8. Heat 2 table spoon of butter.
9. Fry bay leaves and cumin seeds. Add chopped onion and fry until the onions become pink.
10. Add salt, black pepper powder, garam masala.
11. Stir well.
12. Add the fried paneer pieces and cooked spinach (grinded). Mix well.
13. Put palak paneer in a baking tray .
14. Add rest of the butter.
15. Bake for 1/2 hour at 180 deg C.

Garnish Palak Paneer by grating the left-over paneer cubes and sprinkling it over the dish. Palak Paneer usually forms the gravy for Roti, Naan, Kulcha and Chapathi with which it tastes THE best.

Palak Paneer Recipe – Additional Information:

Serving: Serves 2-3
Preparation Time: 30 mins
Difficulty Level: Very Easy
Calories: 199

I hope you enjoyed reading the Palak Paneer Recipe. Stay tuned to my blog for more delicious recipes coming soon.

Tagged as: gravy, Paneer