Palak Paneer Recipe

This palak paneer recipe is a delicious Indian dish that is good on its own or served with rice or naan bread.

Palak paneer is a vegetarian dish originating from the Indian subcontinent, consisting of paneer (Indian cheese) in a thick paste made from puréed spinach and seasoned with ginger, garlic, garam masala, and other spices. Palak paneer may be called green paneer in some restaurants in the United States and Canada. That dish may contain mustard greens or other green leafy vegetables or green vegetables.

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Palak Paneer Recipe

Palak paneer is a vegetarian dish originating from the Indian subcontinent, consisting of paneer (Indian cheese) in a thick paste made from puréed spinach and seasoned with ginger, garlic, garam masala, and other spices.Palak paneer may be called green paneer in some restaurants in the United States and Canada. That dish may contain mustard greens or other green leafy vegetables or green vegetables.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 35 minutes mins

Servings 6 people

Ingredients

  

• 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
• 1 onion diced
• 6 cloves garlic crushed
• 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
• 2 teaspoons curry powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 2 teaspoons ground turmeric
• 2 teaspoons garam masala
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 10 ounce packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
• 3 tomatoes diced
• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger root
• 2 cups cubed paneer

Instructions

 

• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a pan over medium heat; cook and stir onion in hot oil until slightly tender, for about 5 minutes. Add garlic, coriander, turmeric, garam masala, red pepper flakes, curry powder, cumin, and salt; cook and stir for about 1 minute.
• Mix spinach, tomatoes, water, and ginger into onion mixture; simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from heat and cool slightly, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer spinach mixture to a blender and blend until smooth. Set aside.
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in the same pan over medium heat; cook and stir paneer in hot oil until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in puréed spinach mixture and cook until heated through, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Dish is ready to serve.

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