Given to me by a co-worker from Bangalore, this is a southern Indian recipe for palak paneer. It was easy to make and very delicious!
Prep
28 min
Cook
73 min
Servings
Difficulty
Hard
Ingredients
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
, divided
2 cups chopped fresh spinach
1 teaspoon ground cumin
0.75 cups chopped onion
2 greens chile peppers
, chopped
2 teaspoons chopped garlic
2 tomatoes
, chopped
0.5 cups water
2 teaspoons ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground red chiles
2 tablespoons salt
8 ounces paneer
, cubed
Instructions
1
Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir spinach in hot oil until softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer spinach to a blender or food processor; puree until spinach becomes a coarse paste.
2
Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in a saucepan over medium heat; cook cumin in hot oil until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add onion, green chile peppers, and garlic. Cook and stir until onion is tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and cover saucepan. Simmer for 1 minute and add blended spinach paste, water, ground coriander, red chile powder, and salt. Continue to cook until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.
3
Stir paneer into spinach mixture and simmer until hot, 1 to 2 minutes more.
Nutrition per serving
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