Name: Palak Paneer recipe by manasa Deevi at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Spinach 1 cup; Paneer cubes 1 cup; 2 green chillies; 2 garlic cloves; 4-5 cashew nuts; 1/4 cup fresh cream; 2 garlic cloves, chopped; 1 medium sized onion, chopped; Turmeric a pinch; Salt as per taste; Garam masala 1 tsp; Butter and oil as required

ABOUT Palak Paneer RECIPE

Palak paneer is a punjabi dish. Pureed spinach, richness of cashew and cream. Healthy recipe for children with the goodness of calcium.

Ingredients Serving: 2

Spinach 1 cup
Paneer cubes 1 cup
2 green chillies
2 garlic cloves
4-5 cashew nuts
1/4 cup fresh cream
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 medium sized onion, chopped
Turmeric a pinch
Salt as per taste
Garam masala 1 tsp
Butter and oil as required

Instructions

Take one cup palak stems cut.
Take a bowl of hot water and blanch the palak along with two green chillies. Add a pinch of sugar so that it retains the colour of palak. After blanching of palak, put them in cold water immediately.
In a wok or a kadai take 1 tbsp butter and 1 tbsp oil (Or more if you want).
Add chopped garlic and saute for a minute. Add chopped onion and saute the onions until golden brown.
Take cashewnuts, ginger, half an inch and garlic cloves in a mixer. Blend well.
Add in blanched palak and green chillies. Make a puree.
To the cooked onions, add a pinch of turmeric.
Add the mixture of cashew and palak puree. Let it cook for 2 minutes, now add salt and add in the fried paneer or raw paneer pieces into the gravy.
Add a tbsp of fresh cream. Sprinkle some garam masala and a dash of lemon juice.
Lastly sprinkle a tsp of daniya powder. Cover the wok and turn off the flame.
Garnish with cream and serve hot.

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