Utpala's Kitchen: Palak Paneer Recipe

My Favorite enticing Palak Paneer!! This is one of the most popular paneer recipe in India. This goes well with rotis or chapatis or even with jeera or ghee rice.

INGREDIENTS:

2 medium sized onions
2 big tomatoes
1 bunch palak /spinach
6 to 8 green chilies
1 1/2 inch cinnamom
1/2 cup paneer
2 tbsp butter
salt as required

PROCEDURE:

• Rinse palak leaves with fresh water and discard the stems if stringy. You can add stems if they are tender. Add palak leaves, one tomato, cinnamom, green chilies in pressure cooker. Pressure cook till 3 whistles. Let it cool down.
• Meanwhile chop onions and remaining tomato into cubes.
• Now drain the water from palak and save some drained water to make palak puree. Let it cool.

• Add this to mixer jar or blender to make palak puree.

• By adding drained water, make palak puree and keep it aside.

• Heat butter in the pan, add chopped onions. Saute for 5 mins and then add tomatoes. Saute again for few more minutes till it becomes soft.

• Add palak puree and mix well. 

• Simmer for 5 to 10 mins. Palak has to cook and thicken. Add salt and mix well.

• Finally add paneer cubes and cook for 2 minutes. You can add roasted paneer cubes which enhances the curry taste.
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• Serve Palak Paneer with chapatis or rotis.