Palak Paneer Recipe At Home

Ingredients:

1 kg spinach
250 gms of cottage cheese (cut cubes and lightly fried till brown in a tsp of clarified butter)
1 tsp cumin seed
3 to 4 bay leaf
4 tomatoes (blanched in hot water, peeled and pureed)
2 onions
1 inch piece of ginger
7-8 garlic flakes
2 green chili
Pinch of sugar granules
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
3/4 tsp red chili powder
1/2 tsp coriander powder
3/4 tsp garam masala
3/4 tsp dry mango powder
3 tsp oil
1 tsp butter
1 tsp fresh cream 

Method:

*Remove spinach leaves from the stem and wash the leaves well.

*Take 2 cups of water, when it starts to boil, then add the spinach, onion, green pepper, garlic and ginger with a hint of sugar granules to it. Boil for 10-15 minutes.

*Switch from heat and let cool spinach.

*Mix the spinach in a blender and mixer make a thick spinach pasta.

*Heat a heavy-bottomed wok; add oil and butter to it, when the cumin seed oil is hot add and laurel leaves.

*When cumin seeds begin to crackle add the tomato paste and cook for 5-6 minutes over medium heat.
*Then add the spinach pasta with spices like turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala and dried mango powder; more cook for another 5 minutes.

*Add the fried pieces of cottage cheese and mix well. Cook and cover and simmer for 4-5 minutes.

*Take it out in a serving bowl and garnish with fresh cream.

Serve hot with roti or steamed rice.

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