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Wednesday 30 September 2015

PALAK PANEER

Palak Paneer is a vegetarian Indian dish consisting of spinach, tomato gravy and paneer in a thick paste made from pureed spinach and seasoned with garlic, garam masala, ginger and other spices. Palak Paneer is one type of saag which can also be made with spinach leaves. Palak Paneer may be somewhat more watery than saag paneer.

   Palak and Paneer are good for our health. Palak has a lot of health benefits. It help to prevent heart diseases, cholesterol, high blood pressure etc. Try this healthy recipe today itself.



PALAK PANEER


INGREDIENTS

Palak - 2 cup
Paneer - 200gram
Onion - 1 (big)
Tomato - 1 (big)
Ginger - 1 piece
Garlic - 4 cloves
Green chillies - 2
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 teaspoon
Chilli powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Coriander Powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Garam masala - 1/4 teaspoon
Cloves -2
Cinnamon stick -1
Salt - to taste
Cooking Oil - 1 table spoon
Coriander leaves (chopped) - 2 table spoon


PREPARATION


   Blanch palak leaves in boiled water for 5 minutes. Put it in a blender and make a fine paste and keep aside. Grind ginger and garlic together and make a paste. Chop onion and slit green chillies. Chop tomatoes. Put a heavy bottomed pan on the stove and pour oil when get hot. Put cloves and cinnamon sticks to it. Add ginger - garlic paste to it and saute. Add chopped onion and green chillies to it and saute well. When the onion get translucent, add chopped tomatoes. When tomatoes get mashy, add turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder and garam masala. Stir well. Add salt and some water to it and mix well. Add Paneer pieces to the boiling gravy. Finally add palak paste to the curry and allow it to boil. Turn the flame on sim and cook for 5 minutes. The Palak Paneer Curry is ready. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Serve with chapati or paratha.



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BINDU JAYESH
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