Palak Paneer Recipe – Restaurant Secret – Video
Palak paneer is a high protein dish from North Indian main course menu. Spinach paste is cooked with tadka and Paneer pieces are added on top.
- 500 Gms Spinach (Finely chopped-Palak)
- 100 Gms Paneer
- 1 Tsp Butter Unsalted
- 2 Number Tomato
- 2 Tsp Tomato Sauce
- 1 Number Green Chili (Finely chopped )
- 3 Tsp Oil
- 2 Pinch Baking Powder (Meetha Soda)
- 1/4 Tsp Salt
- 1 Number Black Cardamom (Badi elaichi-crushed seeds )
- 2 Number Cloves (Crushed Laung)
- 1/4 Tsp Black pepper powder
- 1/2 Tsp White Sugar
- 1 Number Onion
- 2′ Inch Ginger
- 1/4 Cup Milk
- 1/2 Cup Water
- 1 Tsp All Purpose Flour (Maida)
- Take a cooker, add Spinach, Baking powder Meetha soda and salt. Mix well.
- Cover the lid, switch on the stove and wait for 1 whistle.
- After 1 whistle, switch off the stove. Open the lid and keep aside for cooling.
- Take a pan, add 2 tsp oil and heat on high flame.
- Add All purpose flour and roast it on low flame for 1 min.
- After 1 minute, switch off the stove. Take another pan. Add 1/2 cup water and heat it. No need to boil it.
- Mix this warm water with the all purpose flour Maida. Keep it aside for later use.
- To make tadka, Grate Onion and Ginger into fine pieces. Chop 1 one Tomato into fine pieces.
- Add ginger and roast until it gets light golden brown.
- Now add onion and roast until it gets golden brown.
- Add tomato and green chili. Mix well and cook until tomato soften-es.
- Now add All purpose flour paste to this mixture. Mix well.
- Boiled Spinach would have cooled down by now. Grind it along with a tomato to a fine paste.
- Mix spinach paste with your tadka. Switch on the stove on medium flame.
- Add sugar, black pepper powder, crushed cloves, crushed cardamom seeds & Salt. Mix well.
- Add Tomato sauce and butter. Mix well and cook until the water in paste dries up.
- Cut your Cottage cheese Paneer pieces into desired shape.
- After about 10 minute, the Spinach’s water has dried. Add Cottage cheese pieces.
- Cook for 1 minute and then your Shahi Palak Spinach Paneer is ready.
- Enjoy it with tandoori Roti or Naan.
