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Palak Paneer from Madhya Pradesh

About the recipe

This Palak Paneer from Madhya Pradesh is an authentic family recipe that captures the flavors of India perfectly! Thanks to my Indian colleague and her mother, I finally found the flavor I was looking for so long.

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Servings:

6 persons

Region:

Asia

Kitchen:

Indian

Working hours:

40 min

Total preparation:

50 min

Course/dish:

Side dish

M, f, v or v

Vegan

Material:

-

Season:

-

Complexity:

Average

Ingredients and supplies

  • 400g spinach leaves (washed) or equivalent frozen spinach, thawed and well drained)
  • 200gr paneer. If you can't buy it, you can also use a young meltable soft cheese.
  • 3 green chili
  • 3cm ginger (chopped)
  • 14/16 cloves garlic (peeled)
  • 1 onion (large, chopped)
  • 1 tomato (chopped)
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp red chili powder
  • 1 tsp cumin powder
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • 1 tsp garam masala powder
  • 4 tbsp oil (vegetable)
  • some salt
  • 2 tbsp fresh cream for garnish.

Other supplies: a frying pan or regular pan and a hand blender, food processor or blender

Prep-work

I always prepare all the ingredients so I don't have to search. Also:

  • peel and chop the garlic.
  • chop the large onion.
  • Cut 150g of paneer into cubes and shave the rest for garnish.
  • Remove the bark from the ginger and chop finely.
  • Cut the tomato into pieces.

Preparation

  • ok one liter of water in the pan, add spinach leaves and let it boil for a minute, turn off the heat.
  • Drain the water (save some for later), place the cooked spinach in a blender jar (where you can use the hand blender) and set aside.

Heat oil in a pan.

  • Add the onions and cook over medium heat until lightly browned (may take a few minutes).
  • add cumin seeds, fry for few seconds and
  • then add green chili pepper, ginger and garlic.
  • Add the chopped tomato,
    cook over medium heat until slightly softened (2-3 minutes).

Turn off the heat and let it cool, then add the mixture to the mixing bowl.

  • Place the stick blender on top (or turn on the blender) and mix/blend it into a thick, lumpy but smooth paste (add some spinach draining water if necessary)

Keep it aside.

  • Heat oil in the same pan, add turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder and cumin powder.

Fry that for 20-30 seconds

  • Add the previously prepared smooth paste from the mixing bowl and continue stirring until well combined.
  • Cover the pan and let it simmer on medium heat for 2 to 4 minutes.
  • Add garam masala powder and salt to taste and stir well.
  • Add the paneer cubes and mix evenly through the mixture.
  • Cover the pan and simmer for 2 minutes on low heat, then turn off the heat.

For the presentation, put the mixture in a nice bowl, make a "Swirl" cream and sprinkle some grated paneer.

Your Palak Paneer is ready, delicious with roti, paratha, naan and kulcha etc. but also with rice!

KPK

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3 februari 2023

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