Palak Paneer

Palak Paneer is an Indian dish made primarily from spinach and paneer cheese in a curry sauce. This dish has many of the same elements as the Paneer Masala dish that was posted previously. The hardest ingredient to find will be the paneer cheese cubes, but most Indian grocers should carry them.

Prep. Time: 5 mins.
Cooking Time: 1 hr.


Ingredients:

24-32 oz. Spinach
14.5 oz. can of diced tomatoes
1 lb. Paneer
3 Tbsp Vegetable Oil
1 Tbsp Butter
1 Jalapeno Pepper
2 Onions
1 Tbsp Corriander
2 tsp Cumin
2 x 1" Pieces of Ginger
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Turmeric
1/2 tsp Salt
1/4 cup Cashews
1/4 tsp Black Pepper
2 tsp Garam Masala
8 Tbsp Cream
1/2 tsp Red Chili Powder


Directions:

Add 1 Tbsp butter to a frying pan and fry the paneer cubes until they become golden brown.

Remove the cubes from the frying pan and cook them in a pot of boiling water for 10-12 minutes with a dash of turmeric.

Dice the jalapeno pepper and fry with the spinach in 2 Tbsp vegetable oil until all the leaves are wilted.

Place the spinach and jalapeno mixture in a blender on mince along with the salt, pepper and cashews and blend.

Fry the onions and garlic in 1 Tbsp vegetable oil for 5-10 mins. with a dash of salt.

Add the ginger, corriander, cumin, cinnamon, turmeric, red chili powder and Garam Masala and fry for 2-3 mins.

Add the spinach mixture and diced tomatoes to the onions and garlic and cook for 5-10 mins.

Add the paneer cubes and cook for 2-3 mins.

Add the cream and serve over rice.