Guide to Prepare Palak Paneer | Indian Cottage Cheese in Spinach Sauce in 15 Minutes for Mom

Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, palak paneer | indian cottage cheese in spinach sauce. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Paneer (Indian cottage cheese) is cooked with spinach and spices in this creamy and flavorful curry. It pairs well with naan, paratha or jeera rice. When we were kids, the only way my brothers would eat spinach was if it was cooked with paneer in palak paneer.

**Palak Paneer

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook palak paneer | indian cottage cheese in spinach sauce using 16 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Palak Paneer | Indian Cottage Cheese in Spinach Sauce:

1. Take 1 kg Spinach (I used Baby Spinach)
2. Take 400-500 grams Paneer/Indian Cottage Cheese
3. Prepare 2 Onions Medium (Finely diced)
4. Take 4 Tomatoes Medium (Finely chopped)
5. Make ready 1 Inch piece Ginger (Finely diced)
6. Get 2 Tbsp Garlic Paste
7. Take 2 Tbsp Coriander powder
8. Get 2 Tbsp (Crushed)Kasuri Methi/Dried Fenugreek Leaves
9. Get 2 Tbsp Deghi Mirch/Red chilli powder
10. Prepare 2 Tsp Cumin seeds
11. Get 2 Tsp Turmeric Powder
12. Prepare 1 Tsp Nutmeg Powder
13. Prepare 2 Tbsp Cooking oil
14. Prepare 2 Tbsp Desi ghee/Clarified Butter
15. Take As per taste Salt
16. Prepare 1/2 Cup Milk

Get the super easy recipe here. Palak Paneer is a popular Indian dish made with cubes of cheese are simmered in a creamy spinach sauce infused with fragrant Indian spices. Fast and easy, this Keto-friendly, vegetarian meal is also Gluten-free! And the wheel goes round and round, and the flame in our souls will never burn out. ~ Palak Paneer is a popular Indian dish of Indian cottage cheese cubes in a mild, spiced smooth spinach sauce.

Steps to make Palak Paneer | Indian Cottage Cheese in Spinach Sauce:

1. Wash the spinach & tomatoes.
2. Blanch them together with a cup of water. Let it cool down.
3. Take out the tomatoes. Remove the skin.
4. Grind the spinach & tomatoes together to a smooth purée, saving the stock.
5. Cut the Paneer into thick rectangles.
6. Heat oil in a nonstick pan. - Shallow fry the Paneer until golden over medium heat. *Do not overcrowd the pan.
7. Remove & soak in hot water with a teaspoon of turmeric & salt each. - *Soaking the Paneer in hot water keeps the Paneer soft.
8. Now add the desi ghee in the same pan. - Tip in the jeera seeds. Let them crackle.
9. Add the onion & the ginger. Sauté until golden. Add the garlic paste. Cook for 2 minutes.
10. Add the puréed spinach along with the Dhania powder, Degi mirch, Turmeric, Nutmeg powder & salt.
11. Cook covered for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
12. Add the milk & stock. Adjust seasoning. - Drop the fried Paneer one by one. Stir gently.
13. Sprinkle Kasoori methi.
14. Serve hot with Roti/Parantha/Naan.
15. Enjoy!

This delicious creamy dish is made with fresh spinach leaves, paneer (firm cottage cheese), onions, tomatoes, herbs and spices. I make this Spinach Paneer curry at least once a week. As a mum, I am reassured that this spinach loaded curry is absolutely healthy and packed with flavours. Palak Paneer Indian Cottage Cheese in Spinach Gravy is a popular Indian side dish where spinach. It has Palak (Spinach) and Paneer which is Indian farmer's cheese made by curdling heated milk with lemon juice, vinegar or any other food acids.

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