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Creamy Palak Paneer | Cottage Cheese with Spinach

Course Main
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Author Rafeeda

Ingredients

  • 2 bunch spinach leaves
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 4 green chillies
  • 2 tbsp ghee
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 large onion minced
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1/2 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
  • 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
  • 1 large tomato minced
  • 300 gm paneer cubes thawed
  • 1/4 cup yogurt
  • 1 tbsp kasuri methi
  • 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  • Roughly chop the spinach. Discard the stems. Bring water to a boil and soak the spinach for 2 minutes. Take off and drop into a pot of ice cold water. Drain after some time.
  • Grind the spinach along with the garlic and green chilies to a smooth paste.
  • Heat ghee in a saucepan. Splutter the cumin. Add the onion and saute till golden brown.
  • Add the turmeric and chilli powders and cook for a minute. Add the tomato and some salt, sprinkle some water and cook till the tomato is totally mashed and oil floats on the top.
  • Add the spinach puree and paneer and cook for five minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Whip the yogurt and whisk in to the mixture. Take off the flame while doing this so that the yogurt doesn't split. Cook for another couple of hours.
  • Crush in the kasuri methi and sprinkle the garam masala. Serve hot with chapathis or rice.