Palak Paneer
 
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Serves: 4 - 6
Ingredients
  • 250g paneer
  • 300g spinach (I'm using baby spinach leaves)
  • 4 - 5 cloves of garlic
  • ½ an inch of ginger
  • 1 medium onion
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 3 - 4 tbsp of oil
  • 2 bay leaves
  • salt (to taste)
  • 1 tsp chilli powder
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • 1 tsp cumin powder
  • 5 green chillies
  • coriander for garnishing (optional)
Method
  1. Start by dicing the paneer into 2cm cubes if it is not already cubed. I prefer to buy a block of paneer and not the ready cubed paneer as I find the cubed paneer doesn't look clean and sharp, it's just a personal preference.
  2. Peel 4 - 5 cloves of garlic and a 1 inch piece of ginger and crush using a pestle and mortar or alternatively grate.
  3. Peel and slice 1 onion and dice 2 tomatoes.
  4. Add 3 - 4 tbsp of oil to a frying pan, once heated add the sliced onion along with 2 bay leaves, the crushed garlic and ginger and 1 tsp salt, adjust to taste if necessary.
  5. Cover the frying pan and allow the onions to cook and soften for a few minutes.
  6. Wash the spinach at this point and chop if necessary (I didn't bother chopping as I used baby leaf spinach).
  7. Once the onions are soft (bottom left photo) add the spices; 1 tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp cumin powder and 1 tsp coriander powder....
  8. allow the spices to fry for several minutes to remove the raw taste.
  9. Add the spinach to the pan and cover to cook through.
  10. Mix after a couple of minutes to help the spinach wilt.
  11. Once the spinach has completely wilted add the diced tomatoes and cook for a few minutes.
  12. Next add the diced paneer and mix through. If you want extra flavour, fry the paneer beforehand with a few simple spices as I normally do in my Chilli Paneer recipe.
  13. Slice the green chillies and add them to the pan too.
  14. Cover and cook the paneer for about 5 - 8 minutes until the paneer is hot all the way through.
  15. Garnish with coriander and serve the Palak Paneer hot with rice or your favourite flat bread.
  16. If you enjoy the paneer as much as I do you won't even need a side dish, I can eat this on it's own any time of the day!
Recipe by www.afeliaskitchen.com at https://www.afeliaskitchen.com/palak-paneer/