Palak Paneer

This is one of my favourite Indian dishes, made with paneer, a curd cheese commonly used in Indian cooking, it is cooked in a smooth spinach curry. It's one of those dishes that just looks wrong but tastes oh so right! 

Ingredients
serves 4
takes 40 minutes

for the palak puree:
  • 1 large bunch fresh spinach leaves OR silverbeet washed & roughly chopped (I take the large stems off)
  • 1 or 2 green chilies, deseeded, roughly chopped
  • 2-4 garlic gloves, peeled
  • ½ inch ginger, roughly chopped
for the palak curry: 
  • 2 tbsp oil or coconut oil
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 large onion, chopped 
  • 4-5 garlic gloves, finely chopped 
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 can chopped tomatoes
  • ¼ tsp turmeric powder
  • ½ tsp red chili powder 
  • ½ tsp garam masala powder
  • 200g paneer or tofu, cut into 5cm cubes
  • Greek yoghurt or cream for serving
  • Rice or naan bread for serving
Method
To make the spinach puree: 
  1. Place the leaves in a saucepan, sprinkle with rock salt and cover with a small amount of water then boil until it just wilts then drain.
  2. Squeeze most of the water out of the spinach and add to food processor along with the chilli, garlic & ginger and blend until smooth. Set aside.
To make the palak curry: 
  1. Heat oil in a pan over a medium-high heat 
  2. Add cumin seeds, garlic, onion & bay leaf and cook until the onion becomes soft
  3. Stir in the tomatoes, turmeric powder, chilli powder and garam masala and simmer for 10 minutes.
  4. Add the paneer cubes and simmer gently for 5 minutes then add the spinach puree and continue to simmer for another 5 minutes
  5. Serve with yoghurt, rice or naan bread on the side and enjoy!

Comments

  1. This is absolutely lovely accompanied by the additives on top (sour cream for me).

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