Recipe- Winter Special Healthy To Eat Palak Paneer

Palak paneer recipe that is ready in 30 Minutes. Easy to make, delicious as well as healthy. A a simple palak paneer recipe made with Indian cottage cheese in the aromatic and healthy spinach gravy is super easy to make with my recipe.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons oil
2 bay leaves
1 cup tomato puree
salt to taste
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon coriander powder
1 teaspoon garam masala powder
1 teaspoon kasuri Methi
3 tablespoon cream
200 grams paneer cut in 1 inch cubes

For Palak Paste

5 cups spinach palak,cleaned and washed,
3 green chillies
8-10 cashews
5-6 tablespoon walnuts
2 tablespoon Yogurt dahi
½ cup of water

Method

- To prepare the palak paste, blend spinach, chillies, cashews, curd, walnuts along with water to make a smooth paste. keep it aside. Add about ½ teaspoon of lemon juice if you wish to.

- Heat up oil in a pan, and add bay leaves in it.

- Now add fresh tomato puree and let it cook for 4-5 minutes on medium heat. Keep stirring in between.

- Then add salt to taste, black pepper, coriander powder and mix them well in the curry. Add kasuri methi.

- Close the lid and let it cook for 7-8 minutes. Keep stirring occasionally in between.

- Cook the masala till it leaves the sides of the pan. Take care to roast the masalas and cook for 2-3 minutes really well. This step enhances the taste of the curry.

- Now add the spinach puree and mix it well. You can add some hot water to adjust the consistency if required.

- Let this curry cook for 10-12 minutes on slow-medium heat with stirring once or twice in between.

- Add garam masala powder and cream and mix them in the curry.

- Now add the Paneer which is cut into cubes . Also add crushed kasuri methi

- Cook this for 2-3 minutes on slow medium heat. Keep stirring in between as thick curries tend to stick to the bottom of the pan. You can also add kasuri methi for extra flavour.

- Serve it hot in a bowl and garnish the palak paneer curry with some cream or malai.

- Enjoy this bright and beautiful palak paneer curry with hot crisp paratha/Roti naan or some veg pulao at dinner.