Ritika
Seema Kumari
new Delhi: ‘Palak Paneer’ is a great dish full of taste and nutrition. Both spinach and paneer are beneficial for health. In the winter season, people especially like to make Palak Paneer curry. This also increases the taste of food. If you also want to enjoy Palak Paneer at home, then with the help of our mentioned recipe, you can make it in a very simple way. Let’s learn the simple recipe for making ‘Palak Paneer’-
material
Spinach – 1 bunch
Paneer cubes – 1 cup
Garlic cloves – 1
Green chili – 3-4
Ginger – 1 inch piece
Onion finely chopped – 1/2
Tomato chopped – 1
Cumin – 1 tsp
Cloves – 3-4
Cinnamon – 1 inch piece
Bay leaf – 1
pod cardamom – 2
Cream – 2 tbsp
Garam masala – 1/4 tsp
Kasuri methi – 2 tsp
Butter – 1 tsp
Oil – 3-4 tsp
salt – as per taste
recipe
To make Palak Paneer, first of all pour 5-6 cups of water in a vessel and add spinach to it and boil it on medium flame. When the spinach changes color and becomes completely soft, turn off the gas and pour very cold water over the spinach. When the spinach cools completely, prepare a smooth paste by adding spinach, ginger, garlic cloves and 3 green chilies in the mixer. After this, take out the paste in a vessel and keep it aside.
Now put oil and butter in a pan and heat it on medium flame. When the butter melts, add paneer cubes and fry them till they turn golden brown. After this, take out the fried paneer in a bowl and keep it. Now put a little oil in a pan, add cumin, cloves, pods of cardamom, cinnamon, kasoori fenugreek and bay leaves and fry on medium heat.
When the aroma starts coming from these spices, add finely chopped onion and fry till it turns light pink. After this add chopped tomato and cook it. When the tomatoes become soft, add pre-prepared spinach paste, a little water and salt to taste and cook the gravy. When the gravy starts boiling, add fried paneer to it and mix well and let the vegetable cook for 5 minutes, then turn off the gas.
Now add kasoori fenugreek, fresh cream and garam masala to the vegetable and mix it well. Tasty palak paneer vegetable is ready. It can be served to adults and children with roti, paratha or rice for lunch or dinner. Huh.
