The Paleo Recipe Book

Tuesday, September 19, 2006

Indian Vegetable Recipe - Palak Paneer

PALAK PANEER
 
Ingredients :

500gms Fresh Palak (Saag)
100gms Paneer
2 Onions grated Ginger, Garlic paste
5-6 tbsp oil
1 tsp pure ghee
Garam masala to taste
Red chili powder to taste
1 tsp cumin powder
Salt To Taste
 
Directions :
 
1.     Clean and wash palak (spinach) nicely.
2.     Boil the spinach in water and cool it.  Now mash it in a mixer.
3.     Heat oil in a kadai. Add ginger-garlic paste and stir-fry for a minute.
4.     Now add onions and fry till golden brown. Add all spices except red chili powder.
5.     Now add the spinach (palak) and little water if needed and cook for 4-5 minutes.
6.     Cut paneer into pieces (Paneer can be fried to golden brown in a seperate pan or can be used as it is).
7.     Add Paneer pieces to the gravy and cook until done. Take out in a bowl.
8.     Just before serving, heat pure ghee in a small pan.
9.     Hold the pan over bowl, add chili powder and immediately pour on the indian palak paneer.
10.   Caution: Don't allow chili powder to burn.
 
 
Courtesy : Indian Food Forever