One of our all time favourites! Palak Paneer is a dish that will leave you asking for more.

Mum would make Palak Paneer on Sundays for lunch and that would make our weekends so much more happy 🙂 Do try it out!

Ingredients

• Paneer cut into cubes  – 300 gms
• Palak / Spinach – 2 bunches
• Methi / fenugreek leaves – few springs
• Savaa / Dill leaves – few springs
• Tomato – 1 small
• Ginger – 1 small piece
• Lemon juice – 1 tbsp
• Green chilies – 5-6
• Garlic -3-4 large cloves
• Onion finely chopped – 2tbsp
• Cumin seeds / Zeera – 1 tsp
• Oil – 3-4 tbsp
• Salt – as required

Method

• Thoroughly wash the green leaves. Coarsely chop spinach leaves from two bunches.
• Blanch (boil the water along with a little salt, then cook the leaves for 2 minutes) along with methi and dill leaves, tomato, 1/2 inch ginger, 1 large garlic clove and green chilies.
• Strain and immediately add cold water. Once all the cold water is drained out, transfer to a mixer jar.
• Blend the blanched ingredients along with lemon juice to a coarse paste.
• Shallow fry paneer cubes till slightly brown and keep aside.
• Heat  2 tbsp oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds and allow to splutter.
• Now add 2 tbsp of finely chopped onion and fry till light brown. Then add 2 large cloves of finely chopped garlic and fry.
• Mix in palak paste, add some salt and cook till well mixed for about ten minutes.
• Mix in fried paneer cubes and cook for 2-3 mins.
• Serve immediately. Add paneer just before serving.
• Serve with roti, naan or kulcha.