Name: Palak Paneer recipe by Saranya Sridharan at BetterButter
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: Palak/ Spinach leaves - 1 cup; Paneer- cubed , 1 cup; Onions- 1, finely chopped; Ginger, finely chopped- 1 tsp; Garlic, finely chopped- 2 tsp; Green Chillies- 2, finely chopped; Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp; Red chilli powder- 1 tsp; Coriander powder- 1 tsp; Cumin powder- 1 tsp; Garam Masala Powder- 1 tsp; Kasuri methi- a fat pinch; Curd- 2 tbsp; Lemon juice- 2 tsp; Salt to taste; Sugar- 1/2 tsp; Oil- 1 tbsp; Cumin Seeds- 1 tsp

Ingredients Serving: 3

Palak/ Spinach leaves - 1 cup
Paneer- cubed , 1 cup
Onions- 1, finely chopped
Ginger, finely chopped- 1 tsp
Garlic, finely chopped- 2 tsp
Green Chillies- 2, finely chopped
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder- 1 tsp
Coriander powder- 1 tsp
Cumin powder- 1 tsp
Garam Masala Powder- 1 tsp
Kasuri methi- a fat pinch
Curd- 2 tbsp
Lemon juice- 2 tsp
Salt to taste
Sugar- 1/2 tsp
Oil- 1 tbsp
Cumin Seeds- 1 tsp

Instructions

Heat oil in a pan and add in the cumin seeds. Next add in the chopped ginger, garlic and green chillies.
Then add in the finely chopped onions and saute for a minute. Add a pinch of sugar to caramelize the onions.
Once the onions turn translucent, add in the turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and salt. Cook until the raw smell goes away. (Add a little water so the spices don't burn.)
In the meanwhile, blanch the spinach leaves in boiling water for 2- 3 minutes, then drop the leaves into a bowl of ice cold water to stop the leaves from cooking further.
Once cooked, grind this mixture to form a smooth puree. Add this puree to the onions, the add garam masala powder and bring it to a boil.
Add about 2 tbsp of curd and simmer it for a minute. (I did not use any cream here, instead I used curd.)
Next add in the paneer cubes. Take a fat pinch of kasuri methi, crush it with your hands and add it.
Cook it for a minute longer, just till the paneer becomes soft. Cooking it any further would turn the paneer rubbery.
Then turn off the heat, add a little lemon juice and serve it hot with roti/ rice.

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