Name: Paalak Paneer recipe by Runa Ganguly at BetterButter
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: 500 grams Spinach leaves; 250 grams cottage cheese cubes; Salt to taste; 2 cloves; 3 green cardamoms; 1/2 inch ginger peeled and chopped; 3 garlic pods peeled and chopped roughly; 1 bay leaf; 2 tablespoon ghee; a pinch of asafoetida/hing powder; 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder; 1 teaspoon turmeric powder; 1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder; 1 teaspoon coriander powder; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; 1-2 green chillies slit; 2 tablespoon fresh creme; 1 small onion chopped roughly; 1 large tomato chopped roughly

Ingredients Serving: 3

500 grams Spinach leaves
250 grams cottage cheese cubes
Salt to taste
2 cloves
3 green cardamoms
1/2 inch ginger peeled and chopped
3 garlic pods peeled and chopped roughly
1 bay leaf
2 tablespoon ghee
a pinch of asafoetida/hing powder
1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder
1 teaspoon coriander powder
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1-2 green chillies slit
2 tablespoon fresh creme
1 small onion chopped roughly
1 large tomato chopped roughly

Instructions

rinse and roughly chop the spinach leaves
add them to a saucepan filled upto 1/2 in water
cover and blanch the leaves over high heat for 5 minutes
take them off water immediately after blanching in a colander
wash them under running cold water and place them in a bowl
blend the leaves with onions and tomatoes and keep aside in a bowl
heat ghee in a wok
add and sauté the planner till golden brown over Low heat and take them off heat and keep aside
add the cumin seeds, Bay leaf,green chillies, ginger and garlic,cloves and cardamom in the wok
wait till the seeds splutter and garlic brown
next add and sauté the spinach paste for 2-3 minutes covered
add the dry spices except garam masala powder and let it cook till oil separates
once the oil separates, add the sautéed paneer cubes and salt
mix well and add some water to cook the gravy to desired consistency
cook covered for about 3-5 minutes stirring intermittently
once done, finish off by mixing garam masala powder and fresh creme
mix and take off heat
serve warm with any Indian flat breads, garnished with some more creme ,if desired

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