You are here: Home > Videos > Cuisine Recipes > Indian Veg Recipes > Punjabi Recipes > Punjabi Paneer Delicacies Recipes > Palak Paneer Video by Tarla Dalal's Team Palak Paneer Video by Tarla Dalal's Team Viewed 66952 times 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. 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 recipe has been fried to add some extra flavour. You can however add the paneer pieces without frying if required. Tweet Recipe Description for Palak Paneer, How To Make Homemade Palak Paneer Recipe Preparation Time: 20 minsCooking Time: 10 mins Makes 4 servings Show me for servings Ingredients For Palak Paneer10 cups chopped spinach (palak) , refer handy tip1 1/2 cups paneer (cottage cheese) , cut into 12 mm. cubes2 tbsp oil3/4 cup finely chopped onions4 garlic (lehsun) cloves , grated25 mm piece ginger (adrak) , grated2 green chillies , finely chopped1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)3/4 cup fresh tomato pulp salt to taste1 tsp punjabi garam masala2 tbsp fresh cream Method For palak paneerTo make {span class="bold1"}palak paneer{/span}, blanch the spinach in a vesselful of boiling water for 2 to 3 minutes.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:4 bunches of spinach will approximately yield 10 cups of chopped spinach. See step by step images of Palak Paneer, How To Make Homemade Palak Paneer Recipe RECIPE SOURCE : Punjabi Khana