Creamy Palak Paneer

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Palak Paneer Gravy - Relish Restaurant style Palak Paneer at home!

Ingredients:

Fresh Spinach – 1 big bunch
Fresh Coriander leaves - 1 small bunch
Paneer – 200 gm, cubed
Onion – 1 medium, diced
Tomato – 2 big, diced
Green Bell pepper – 1/2 small
Garlic cloves – 12 to 15 small ones
Ginger – 1 small piece, peeled and sliced
Pepper corns – 8 to 10
Cumin seeds – 1 tbsp
Shahi jeera – 1 tsp
Nutmeg powder – ½ tsp
Cinnamon stick – small
Cloves – 3
Green cardamom – 1
Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
Chillie powder – 1 tbsp
Coriander powder – ½ tbsp
Butter – 2 tbsp
Fresh cream – 2 to 3 tbsp
Kasuri methi/ dry fenugreek leaves – 1.5 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil for stir fry





 
Instructions/ Procedure:
 
Take a thick bottomed pan and heat it. Add 1 to 2 tbsp oil. Once the oil is heated, add cubed paneer and fry it on all sides stirring occasionally. Once light golden-brown spots are formed on the paneer, dish them out to a clean plate.

Add cumin seeds, cinnamon stick, cloves and pepper in the remaining oil and stir fry. Add garlic cloves, ginger, onion and saute them. Once the onion starts to become translucent, add bell pepper, tomatoes and fry until the tomatoes turn soft. Add all this mixture to the blender. Now, add spinach leaves to the frying pan and stir them occasionally until they start to wilt. Add the wilted leaves to the blender and blend well to a puree. 

Heat the pan and add oil. Once the oil is heated, add shahi jeera. Now, add the puree, turmeric powder, chillie powder, coriander powder and cook well under medium flame stirring occasionally. Do not cover the lid if you want to retain the dark, bright green colour of the spinach. When a thin layer of oil is formed on the top add salt, crushed dry fenugreek leaves, butter and mix well. Now, add the paneer and let it cook for 2 to 3 minutes in low flame. When you notice that the gravy has thickened add fresh cream and mix well. Switch off the flame, add cut coriander leaves, mix well and serve hot.

This dish goes well with Basmati rice, Jeera rice, Chapati, Roti, Kulcha and Naan. Enjoy the restaurant style yummy Palak paneer at home .

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