Restaurant Style Palak Paneer | Palak Paneer | Paneer Recipes
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Recipe type: Lunch
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 4 people
 
Rich in protein and the goodness of spinach, creamy restaurant style palak paneer
Ingredients
  • 200 Gm or 3 Cups chopped spinach
  • 200 Gm or 1½ Cup paneer cubed
  • ½ Tbsp butter
  • 1 Tsp jeera
  • 1 bay leaf
  • ¼ Tsp whole black pepper
  • 1 chopped onion
  • 1 chopped tomato
  • ½ Tbsp ginger-garlic-green chilli paste
  • ½ Tsp garam masala
  • 1 Tsp kasuri methi
  • ½ Tsp red chilli powder
  • ¼ Tsp turmeric
  • ½ Tbsp cream/yogurt on top
  • Few julienne'd ginger
  • Chopped coriander
Method
  1. Clean and add spinach in a colander, wash well
  2. In a pan, boil water
  3. Add washed spinach and blanch for 40s-60s
  4. Drain water and let it cool
  5. Once it cools, grind into paste and keep aside
  6. In another pan, add butter and let it melt
  7. Add jeera and let it splutter
  8. Next add bay leaf and whole black pepper and fry till it turns aromatic
  9. Add finely chopped onions and fry till they turn translucent
  10. Add ginger-garlic-green chilli paste and fry well
  11. Sprinkle red chilli powder and turmeric
  12. Add chopped tomatoes and saute till they turn mushy
  13. Pour little water and adjust consistency, mash well
  14. Next add palak paste and mix well
  15. Season with salt and garam masala
  16. Sprinkle crushed kasuri methi and mix well and bring the gravy to a simmer
  17. In another pan, add little ghee/oil and pan fry diced paneer
  18. Put the fried paneer in palak gravy and mix well
  19. Lastly add cream and mix well
  20. Garnish with paneer, cream, julienne'd ginger and chopped coriander
Notes
As mentioned earlier, do not overcook the spinach

Add more whole garam masala like a piece of cinnamon, 1 elaichi, shahi jeera etc for extra aromatic flavours

Always add garam masala at last for fresh aroma
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/restaurant-style-palak-paneer/