Healthy Palak Paneer Recipe

Are you a lover of paneer ? If yes here is a simple and a healthy recipe for you . We are always advised to include green vegetables in our daily diet and palak is a green vegetable so lets involve palak in our diet by making Palak Paneer for the lunch.

Here is a simple recipe for those who really want to have this yummy dish in their lunch :

Ingredients Required:

• 1 kg spinach
• 250 gms of cheese
• Some Dill leaves
• Corn Flour
• 1 tsp cumin seed
• 3 to 4 bay leaf
• 4 tomatoes
• 2 onions
• 1 inch piece of ginger
• 7-8 garlic cloves
• 2 green chilli
• Pinch of sugar granules
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 3/4 tsp red chili powder
• 1/2 tsp coriander powder
• 3/4 tsp garam masala
• 3/4 tsp amchur
• 3 tsp oil
• 1 tsp butter
• 1 tsp fresh cream

Procedure to make Palak Paneer

• Wash the leaves of Palak thoroughly.
• Take some water in a vessel
• Let it boil
• Drop the Palak(spinach) leaves and dill leaves in it
• Drain off the water
• Let it be cooked for some time
• Immerse the leaves immediately in cold water
• Blend the spinach in a blender and make a smooth paste.
• Cut the cheese into pieces
• Toss it over the corn flour
• Add some oil to a vessel
• Let it be hot
• Drop the cheese pieces into it
• Fry it until it becomes slightly yellow.
• Keep them aside in a bowl
• Add some oil to a vessel
• Let it be hot
• Add cumin seed and bay leaves
• Cook for 30 sec
• Add the chopped onion to it
• Cook it for the time the onion develops a golden colour
• Add the chopped tomato and let it cook for 5-6 minute on simmer.
• Add the Palak paste along with spices like turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala and amchur powder
• Add some granules of sugar to it
• Let it cook further for another 5 minute.
• Add the fried pieces of cheese to it .
• Cook for 3 minute.
• Garnish with fresh cream.
• Serve hot with chapatis