Palak Paneer

By Mrunal | Updated: 15/03/2019

The smooth and creamy curry, the delightful subtle sweet flavor and the velvety melt-in-the-mouth paneer cubes; a heavenly combination to keep you satiated. Gone are the days when moms of nit-picking teens needed to worry about getting them to eat spinach. They now can just serve this hearty dish, and it will vanish in minutes.

Serves	Preparation Time	Cooking Time
2 People	10 – 15 Minutes	20-25 Minutes

Ingredients

300 g paneer cubes
500 g spinach leaves
1 tsp garlic paste
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp dried fenugreek leaves
1 tsp garam masala
1 tsp sugar
50 g fresh cream
40 g finely chopped tomatoes
1/4 tsp black salt
2 tsp oil
salt to taste

For the Gravy

3 sliced onions
3 tbsp cashew nuts
1 tbsp melon seeds
2 green chillies

Method

For the Gravy

Step 1

Drop in all the ingredients in 1 cup of water and let it simmer for about 10-15 minutes on low flame.

Step 2

Let it cool and blend to form a smooth paste. Keep aside.

For the Curry

Step 1

Bring 4 glasses of water to a boil. Add salt and cook the spinach leaves in it till tender. Take care not to lose colour of the leaves; maximum of 2 minutes.

Step 2

Remove from the flame, drain, and pulse to a smooth purée.

Step 3

Heat oil in a pan and add the ginger and garlic paste, followed by tomatoes.

Step 4

Keep sautéing till the oil starts leaving the mixture.

Step 5

Add the gravy mixture, spinach purée, black salt and salt. Stir constantly for about a minute.

Step 6

Add the paneer cubes, dried fenugreek leaves, garam masala, sugar and cream.

Step 7

Let this mixture boil for about 2-3 minutes.