Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Palak Paneer

Palak (Spinach) Paneer(Indian cheese) is a vegetarian dish.

Ingredients:

Spinach wash it, steam it and pop it in a blender to form a puree
Paneer (Available at any Indian store) or you can make it at home. Here's the recipe homemade paneer
1 medium onion chopped
1 1/2 medium tomato chopped
2-3 green chilies
2 tsp grated ginger
Salt to taste
1 tsp Red chili powder
2 tsp olive oil

Method:

In a pressure cooker/pot pop in the spinach, 1 whistle, take it out, put it in the blender and puree it.
If cooking in a pressure cooker add 1/2 cu water.
If cooking in a pot, fill it up add the spinach into the boiling water for 5-7 mins and blend it.

Meanwhile, In another pan heat olive oil with cumin seeds and add onions Saute until brown.


Add the tomatoes and let it cook until the oil separates. you can now add green chillies, red chili powder and salt.


Add the spinach puree and cover it with a lid and let it cook for about 3-5 mins.


Open the lid add paneer again cover it for another minute or two...

 Uncover and cook for 5-7 min or until the water evaporates...


Add the grated ginger and there you go ready to be served...




NOTE: you can shallow fry the paneer before adding them. Just take 1 tbsp oil and fry them until they are brown from both sides.


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