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Palak Paneer

Posted on Jul 30th, 2015
by Sowmya Venkatachalam
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4.5 from 2 votes
Palak Paneer Recipe | Spinach with Cottage Cheese Recipe, paneer in a thick paste made from puréed spinach and seasoned with ginger, garlic, garam masala, and other spices. Palak Paneer is usually served with Roti/Naan or Jeera Rice. A very healthy at the same time scrumptious Paneer Gravy!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
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Palak Paneer, Soft paneer or Indian cottage cheese are cooked in spinach along with mild spices and garnished with rich cream. This Palak Paneer is a best combination for Roti/Chapati and even for pulao.  It is one of the most popular Paneer variety along with Paneer Butter Masala and Kadai Paneer. Most of us love paneer, especially kids. Paneer recipes are always rich and so yummy and a perfect accompaniment for any Indian Breads. This Palak Paneer is also a popular Paneer dish served in many restaurants.
It is always a difficult task for many parents to make kids eat greens. Eating spinach atleast once a week is so good for health. My mom used to make Keerai kuzhambu or Keerai Kootu or Thuvaran every Tuesday and Friday. But my kids always have an aversion of eating greens. Most of the time, I would make puree of spinach and mix with the rice so that they don’t have an option of taking spinach out of their food. This Palak Paneer is a perfect way to make kids eat greens without a grim in their face. The Paneer added to the spinach puree makes them love this recipe!

Tips for making Palak Paneer:

  1. Cleaning Spinach: Take water in a large bucket or vessel. Add the spinach leaves and let it rest in water for atleast 10 mins. In this resting time, any sand/dust in the leaves gets settle down. Then we can take out the floating leaves gently without mixing the water
  2. Cooking Spinach: Always cook spinach uncovered. Covering spinach makes lose its color
  3. Do not overcook Spinach. Over cooking makes the Spinach tastes bitter. If you accidentally over-cooked, then add a teaspoon of sugar while grinding to compensate the bitter taste
  4. Frying Paneer is optional. We can add freshly cubed paneer as it is  to the spinach gravy.
  5. Soften Paneer: If the fried paneer cubes are hard, soak in warm water till the masala is getting prepared and then take out the paneer cubes from warm water and add it to the masala
  6. Serving. Palak paneer is served hot with a side such as roti, naan, paranthas, makki di roti, or boiled rice. It can also be served with onions on the side for a more traditional approach
  7. Vegan Version: Replace Paneer with Tofu. Also instead of fresh cream, you can use coconut milk or cream
  8. Refrigerate the Gravy: We can make the spinach gravy and store the gravy in refrigerator even for a week. We can then take the gravy, heat it and then add paneer or cooked chole and enjoy the masala.

You can also try:

  1. Palak Chana dal Curry
  2. Palak Chole
  3. Spinach Dosa
  4. Palak Poori
  5. Palak Pakoda
  6. Paneer Palak Kofta

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Palak Paneer Recipe | Spinach with Cottage Cheese Recipe
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Palak Paneer Recipe | Spinach with Cottage Cheese Recipe

Course: Accompaniment, Veg Gravies
Cuisine: Indian, North Indian
Equipments Needed
  • Mixer Grinder
  • Heavy Bottomed Pan
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 405kcal
Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam
Palak Paneer Recipe | Spinach with Cottage Cheese Recipe, paneer in a thick paste made from puréed spinach and seasoned with ginger, garlic, garam masala, and other spices. Palak Paneer is usually served with Roti/Naan or Jeera Rice. A very healthy at the same time scrumptious Paneer Gravy!
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Ingredients

  • 2 Cups Spinach (Keerai) Tightly Packed. 1 Cup - 250ml
  • 200 gms Paneer
  • 2 Tomato
  • 1 Big size Onion
  • 3 Garlic cloves
  • 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
  • 1 tsp Cumin Powder
  • 1 tsp Coriander Powder
  • 1 tsp Red Chili Powder
  • 2 Green Chili
  • ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 1½ tsp Salt Adjust As Needed
  • 1 tbsp Fresh Cream Optional
  • 1 tbsp Kasoori Methi (Dry Fenugreek Leaves)

For Tempering

  • 1 inch Cinnamon Stick
  • 2 Cardamom
  • 2 Cloves
  • 1 Bay Leaf
  • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
  • 2 tbsp Butter

Instructions 

Frying Paneer

  • I used store bought Paneer Cubes. If you have paneer bar, cut them into 1/2′  inch cubes. We can use the paneer cubes as such or we can fry it a little in the pan with a teaspoon of ghee. This is not mandatory. We can also soak the refrigerated paneer cubes in hot water for 5 minutes and then we can use it directly. But, I personally prefer to fry it a little so that they have a very good aroma. Take a pan and add a teaspoon of butter and fry the paneer cubes till they become slightly brown color

Cook Spinach

  • Chop the leaves of the spinach and wash it in cold water first. Then heat a pan of water and add salt to it and allow it to boil. When the water starts to boil,  add the spinach leaves and allow it to boil for 2-3 minutes. The spinach will cook in no time. Do not close the pan as closing the pan would make the spinach loose its colour. Once the spinach is boiled for a couple of minutes, use a colander to drain the water and immediately rinse it with cold water to prevent the discolour of spinach. The green colour and texture of the spinach is more important for this dish

Grinding Spinach

  • Cool off the spinach with green chili and grind it to a paste in a mixer.

Making Tomato Puree

  • Boil another cup of water in a sauce pan and remove from flame. To that add tomatoes and cover it with a lid. 
  • After 5 minutes, take out the tomato, remove its skin and add it to the mixer and grind it to get the puree

Tempering Process

  • Heat  a pan with butter or cooking oil. Add bay leaf, cinnamon stick, cloves and cardamom and fry for a second. To this add cumin seeds and when the cumin seeds starts to sputter, add chopped garlic and fry for 10 seconds

Prepare Masala

  • Then add chopped onions along with a pinch of salt and keep the flame medium and saute the onions till they become light brown colour. Then add ginger-garlic paste and turmeric powder and mix well
  • Then add crushed methi leaves powder and to this add tomato puree and keep the flame low. Also add cumin powder, coriander powder and red chilli powder and mix well. 
  • When the oil starts to ooze out of the gravy, add the spinach puree and add necessary salt and mix well. Allow the gravy to boil in low flame for 5-6 minutes. Add fresh cream and mix well
  • Finally add paneer cubes and mix well in the spinach gravy and allow the palak paneer to boil in low flame for 5 minutes and then switch off the flame. 

Serving Time!

  • The yummy Palak Paneer is ready to serve hot with Roti/ Chapati or with Jeera Rice

Nutritional Info

Nutrition Facts
Palak Paneer Recipe | Spinach with Cottage Cheese Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 Cup)
Calories 405 Calories from Fat 126
% Daily Value*
Fat 14g22%
Carbohydrates 90g30%
Protein 5g10%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Instructions with Step by Step Pictures:

  • I used store bought Paneer Cubes. If you have paneer bar, cut them into 1/2′  inch cubes. We can use the paneer cubes as such or we can fry it a little in the pan with a teaspoon of ghee. This is not mandatory. We can also soak the refrigerated paneer cubes in hot water for 5 minutes and then we can use it directly. But, I personally prefer to fry it a little so that they have a very good aroma. Take a pan and add a teaspoon of butter and fry the paneer cubes till they become slightly brown color
  • Chop the leaves of the spinach and wash it in cold water first. Then heat a pan of water and add salt to it and allow it to boil. When the water starts to boil,  add the spinach leaves and allow it to boil for 2-3 minutes. The spinach will cook in no time. Do not close the pan as closing the pan would make the spinach loose its colour. Once the spinach is boiled for a couple of minutes, use a colander to drain the water and immediately rinse it with cold water to prevent the discolour of spinach. The green colour and texture of the spinach is more important for this dish
  • Finely chop the onions and garlic cloves and keep it ready. Cool off the spinach and grind it to a paste in a mixer. Boil another cup of water in a vessel and remove from flame. To that add tomato and cover it with a lid.
  • After 5 minutes, take out the tomato, remove its skin and add it to the mixer and grind it to get the puree
  • Heat  a pan with butter or cooking oil. Add bay leaf, cinnamon stick, cloves and cardamom and fry for a second. To this add cumin seeds and when the cumin seeds starts to sputter, add chopped garlic and fry for 10 seconds
  • Then add chopped onions along with a pinch of salt and keep the flame medium and saute the onions till they become light brown colour. Next, add ginger-garlic paste and turmeric powder and mix well
  • Then add crushed methi leaves powder and to this add tomato puree and keep the flame low. Also add cumin powder, coriander powder and red chilli powder and mix well.
  • When the oil starts to ooze out of the gravy, add the spinach puree and add necessary salt and mix well. Allow the gravy to boil in low flame for 5-6 minutes. Add fresh cream and mix well
  • Finally add paneer cubes and mix well in the spinach gravy and allow the palak paneer to boil in low flame for 5 minutes and then switch off the flame.
  • The yummy Palak Paneer is ready to serve hot with Roti/ Chapati
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Sowmya Venkatachalam

IT Engineer turned full time Food Blogger. I ♡ FOOD. I also love food blogging. Did you make a recipe? Tag @Subbusktichen on Instagram. I WANNA SEE!

2 Comments Hide Comments

Janani says:
March 5, 2014 at 2:47 pm

hello maami.. u did not mention whether to add green chillies? is chilli powder along will do?

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guna says:
October 11, 2016 at 1:26 pm

Hi, I tried the same today, it came out really well… thank you!!

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