Palak Paneer

I'm Popeye the Sailor Man,
I'm Popeye the Sailor Man.
I'm strong to the finich
Cause I eats me spinach.
I'm Popeye the Sailor Man.

I love the cartoon series as well as spinach :) It used to be too inspiring to see Popeye growing into a macho man after gulping his can of spinach. So I'm going to grow stronger with it too :)

Palak becomes yummier with the addition of paneer to it :) Some cheese and fresh cream topping makes it richy rich :) Forget your weight gaining sins and freak out with this delicacy.

Ingredients:

Spinach(Palak) - 2 bunches
Moong Dhall - 1 tblsp
Tomatoes - 2
Onions - 2
Garlic - 10 pods
Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Green Chillies - 2
Finely chopped onion - 1 tblsp
Dhaniya powder - 1 tblsp
Sugar - 1 tsp
Chilly powder - for taste
Garam masala - for taste
Aam chur powder(Raw mango powder) - for taste
Salt - for taste
Paneer cubes - 250 gms
Grated cheese - 1 tbl sp
Fresh cream - 1 tbl sp(optional)

All thanks to Latha aunty for the very cute Ghana Mask :) Love it :)

Method:

Chop palak finely and cook it along with moong dhall in the pressure cooker adding some water to it.

Chop onions and tomatoes roughly and peel garlic. Now heat 1 tblsp of oil in a pan and add garlic, chopped onions and tomatoes and fry for few minutes. Allow it to cool and grind it along with the cooked dhall and palak.

Take a few tsps of oil in a shallow pan and temper cumin seeds. Fry slit chillies and finely cut onions just for a minute. Add dhania powder and fry for a second, then pour ground mixture with enough chilly powder, garam masala, aam chur powder,salt and sugar. Add enough water to make gravy. Allow it to boil in a medium flame, stirring now and then. When the gravy turns thick enough, gently mix in the fresh paneer cubes.

Remove from fire and pour it into a baking dish and sprinkle the grated cheese on top and microwave for two minutes till the cheese melts.

Serve garnished with fresh cream on top.

Creamy palak paneer is ready to eat :)

Enjoy the exotic delicacy with roti, chapathi or any India bread :)

Happy making :)

Note:

Keep the salt level a little low in the gravy since the cheese that is added at the end contains salt too.

Hotel versions skip the use of moong dhall and hence it is optional.

You can serve finely cut onions and a slice of lemon along with it.

I am happy to send my Palak Paneer, Creamy Muttar Paneer and Patriotic skewers to "Lets relish - Paneer" event by versatile blogger Jay of Tasty Appetite.

Written by: Nithya
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