Hi all. It’s PALAK PANEER
BUT
a different version ..
I am directly jumping into the recipe
INGREDIENTS:
Palak -3cups
Dill leaves -1/2 cup(optional)
Paneer -1 1//2 cup
Tomatoes -2
Onions -2
Green chilies -3
Ginger -1/4 piece
Turmeric-1/2 tsp
Salt as needed
Coriander powder -1 tsp
Cumin powder -1 tsp
Garam masala powder-1 tsp
Garlic powder-1 tsp
Cashews-5 to 6 pieces
Walnuts -5 pieces
Grated four cheese/mozzarella-handsful
Kasuri methi -2 tbsp
Chat masala-1tsp
Cream-1 tsp
Ghee-1 tbsp
Olive oil -1 tbsp
METHODOLOGY:
1. Wash the greens and boil it by covering with lid for 3 mins and run in cold water and add green chilies and grind them into purée. (Do add raw dill leaves and no need to boil them. It’s an option and you can also skip them)
2. In a pan add onions and ginger and boil for 2 mins and then allow it to cool and grind them adding cashews and walnuts. (You can skip cashews or you can just add almonds alone instead of walnuts)
3. Dice tomatoes and paneer and keep aside
4. In a pan add ghee and oil and sauté tomatoes
5. Now to it add the puréed onion paste and cook for 3 mins by adding turmeric and salt.
6. Then to it add the masala powders and cover with lid and cook for a min
7. Now add the palak purée and then cover with lid again. Cook for 5 mins.
8. Now add the garlic powder and then after a min add kasuri methi (crush them and add)
9. Then add the chat masala and diced paneer and cook for two mins.
10. Now add the grated cheese and cook for a min.
11. At last drizzle some cream and ginger julienne’s and some more cheese.
Serve hot with roti,paratha , rice or naan..
I enjoyed with garlic naan.!
Step by step picture : 👇🏽
A glimpse of palak paneer in a short video.!