Palak Paneer, How To Make Homemade Palak Paneer Recipe
by Tarla Dalal
palak paneer recipe | Punjabi palak paneer | homemade palak paneer | spinach with cottage cheese | with 24 amazing images.
palak paneer recipe is one of the many of the best loved vegetarian Punjabi dishes are the ones where paneer is combined with a vegetable. Paneer is widely used and very popular in Punjab due to the abundance of milk and milk products in the area.
To make homemade palak paneer you need to make a spinach puree first. Then heat the oil in a kadhai , add the onions and sauté on a medium flame till they turn translucent. Add the garlic, ginger, green chillies and turmeric powder and sauté on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the tomato pulp and sauté till the mixture leaves oil, while stirring continuously. Add the spinach purée and 2 tbsp of water, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes. Add the salt, garam masala and fresh cream and mix well. Add the paneer, mix gently and cook on a medium flame for another 1 to 2 minutes. Serve spinach with cottage cheese hot.
Some tips to make the perfect palak paneer recipe. 1. Blanch the spinach for 2 to 3 minutes. If you boil the spinach for long, the spinach will lose its colour and the Palak Paneer gravy will come out dark. 2. Run the strainer below cold water to refresh the spinach. This stops the cooking process of the spinach. It is a very important step in the Palak Paneer Recipe as you do not want to overcook the spinach. 3. We do not add the garam masala in the beginning because adding it earlier would make it bitter.
This combination of spinach and paneer is not only highly nutritious, but is a splendid blend of taste, texture and flavour. The paneer in this homemade palak paneer recipe has been fried to add some extra flavour. You can however add the paneer pieces without frying if required.
Serve homemade palak paneer with rotis or parathas.
Enjoy palak paneer recipe | Punjabi palak paneer | homemade palak paneer | spinach with cottage cheesee | with detailed step by step photos below.
Palak Paneer, How To Make Homemade Palak Paneer Recipe
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Makes 4 servings
For Palak Paneer
10 cups chopped spinach (palak) , refer handy tip
1 1/2 cups paneer (cottage cheese) , cut into 12 mm. cubes
2 tbsp oil
3/4 cup finely chopped onions
4 garlic (lehsun) cloves , grated
25 mm piece ginger (adrak) , grated
2 green chillies , finely chopped
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
3/4 cup fresh tomato pulp
salt to taste
1 tsp punjabi garam masala
2 tbsp fresh cream
For palak paneer
- For palak paneer
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- Drain, refresh with cold water and keep aside to cool for sometime.
- Blend in a mixer to a smooth purée and keep aside.
- Heat the oil in a kadhai , add the onions and sauté on a medium flame till they turn translucent.
- Add the garlic, ginger, green chillies and turmeric powder and sauté on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Add the tomato pulp and sauté till the mixture leaves oil, while stirring continuously.
- Add the spinach purée and 2 tbsp of water, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
- Add the salt, garam masala and fresh cream and mix well.
- Add the paneer, mix gently and cook on a medium flame for another 1 to 2 minutes.
- Serve the {span class="bold1"}palak paneer{/span} hot.
Handy tip:
- Handy tip:
- 4 bunches of spinach will approximately yield 10 cups of chopped spinach.
Palak Paneer Video by Tarla Dalal's Team
How to make Palak Paneer
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To make palak paneer recipe | Punjabi palak paneer | homemade palak paneer | spinach with cottage cheese | we will take approximately 4 bunches of spinach.
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Remove the hard stems of the leaves by chopping them off.
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Place the leaves in a colander and wash them thoroughly under running water to get rid of all the dirt.
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Now place the spinach on a clean, dry surface and chop it. You will get about 10 cups of chopped spinach.
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Boil enough water in a deep non-stick pan.
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Once the water is hot, add the spinach to it.
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Blanch the spinach for 2 to 3 minutes. If you boil the spinach for long, the spinach will lose its color and the Palak Paneer gravy will come out dark.
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Drain the spinach using a strainer.
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Run the strainer below cold water to refresh the spinach. This stops the cooking process of the spinach. It is a very important step in the Palak Paneer Recipe as you do not want to overcook the spinach.
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Once cooled slightly, add the spinach to a mixer jar.
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Blend the spinach to a smooth purée and keep aside. This should be the consistency. Keep aside.
- Heat the oil in a kadhai or a deep non-stick pan.
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Add the onions and sauté on a medium flame till they turn translucent.
- Now add the garlic to this.
- With it also add the ginger. If you are Jain, you can avoid adding onion, garlic and ginger in the Palak Paneer Recipe.
- Also add the green chillies. Here the chillies are finely chopped, but you can also add green chilli paste if you have that readymade. You can buy the paste form a store or make Green chilli paste at home.
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Finally add the turmeric powder and sauté on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes.
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Add the tomato pulp and sauté till the mixture leaves oil, while stirring continuously. When the pulp and onions are cooked well, there will be a layer of oil that will form around the mixture when the moisture evaporates. You can refer to this recipe to make fresh tomato pulp at home.
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Now add the spinach purée and 2 tbsp of water, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
- Now add the salt.
- Also add the garam masala. This gives a nice, earthy taste to the Palak Paneer. We do not add the garam masala in the beginning because adding it earlier would make it bitter.
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Finally add the fresh cream to the palak paneer | Punjabi palak paneer | homemade palak paneer | spinach with cottage cheese | and mix well. Do not cook the cream too much as there are chances it might split.
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Add the paneer, mix gently and cook Palak Paneer on a medium flame for another 1 to 2 minutes.
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Serve the palak paneer | Punjabi palak paneer | homemade palak paneer | spinach with cottage cheese | hot alongside garlic naan.
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Tips for palak paneer
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Blanch the spinach for 2 to 3 minutes. If you boil the spinach for long, the spinach will lose its colour and the Palak Paneer gravy will come out dark.
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Run the strainer below cold water to refresh the spinach. This stops the cooking process of the spinach. It is a very important step in the Palak Paneer Recipe as you do not want to overcook the spinach.
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We do not add the garam masala in the beginning because adding it earlier would make it bitter.
| Energy | 320 cal |
| Protein | 11.8 g |
| Carbohydrates | 15 g |
| Fiber | 5.8 g |
| Fat | 23.6 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Vitamin A | 10078.3 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.2 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.5 mg |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.3 mg |
| Vitamin C | 73.6 mg |
| Folic Acid | 234.9 mcg |
| Calcium | 482.8 mg |
| Iron | 5.3 mg |
| Magnesium | 121.6 mg |
| Phosphorus | 213.7 mg |
| Sodium | 114 mg |
| Potassium | 505.7 mg |
| Zinc | 0.6 mg |
recipe is tasty and yammy!!
thank you for this wonderful recipe. We love palak paneer when we are going to the indian restaurant. Today I made palak paneer following your recipe, it was as tasty as we know it from the restaurant. I will definitly prepare it again. I also prepared paper dosa and sambhar from this app, it was as like as I know it from South-India. Thanks again. Best regards from Germany!
Just wonderful I really enjoyed this recipe very much. This is also a compliment my Norwegian Elkhound has a nose for what is healthy and tasty and I couldnt even keep him away from my plate. Thankyou I will be making this again and againxx
can you please tell me why my palak turns bitter? and no amount of sugar or cream helps at times..! where am I going wrong?
Very easy to make. Looks and tastes just like we eat at restaurant!
I have tried this receipes many times .. it comes very well and simple to make also .. thanks for this receipe
I m going for it tomorrow , but on a pre note .. must confess you are the lifeline for we punjabi husbands to handle kitchen when required .. thanks
maine kal apne jsise btaya waise hi 1st time palak paneer bnaya tha.sb ko bhoot pasand aya.thnx
Thank you very much, your Palak Paneer was very tasty. Your recipe is very easy to follow. Certainly I will share this relationship with my relatives. My family will enjoy it Thanks
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