Wednesday 11 June 2014

Palak Paneer gravy



Hello,



I thought of sharing with you a very simple gravy. Palak 

paneer which is power house of protein, iron and calcium.

Essential for your growing kids and you. 






Ingredients



Palak - two bunches



paneer (cottage cheese) - 250 grms


onion - 1

green chilly - 3

ginger - a small piece

tomato - 1

coriander seeds - 1 tsp

jeera - 1 tsp

methi- 1/4 tsp


Method of Preparation



Wash, remove stem and chop palak into big pieces. Add 

enough hot water and cook for 5 minutes.  Drain excess 

water and immediately put cooked palak into ice cold water. 

Remove water. Now use a blender and make a smooth 

puree out of palak. Peel and chop onion, green chilly, ginger

and tomato.  


Dry roast coriander, jeera and methi, crush to a coarse 

powder.  



Add two tsp of butter and sauté chopped onion, green chilly 

and ginger. Grind to a coarse paste.In little water cook 

chopped tomato and peel the outer skin.




Blend into a smooth paste.  In a heated kadai add 1

tsp ghee add onion paste and tomato paste. cook till 

ghee separate. 



Add palak puree and cook for 2 minutes. Add soft paneer 

cubes. Allow paneer to cook in palak gravy for about 3 

minutes. Add crushed masala. Mix well.Serve hot with 

phulkas.


























                                                 Wash remove stem and 

chop palak into big pieces. Blanch in hot water for five 

minutes. Drain water and immediately put in a bowl of ice 

cold water. Drain water and blend palak to a fine puree in 

blender.











.Chop one onion, 3 green chilli, a small piece ginger, one 

tomato. In a heated kadai add 2 tsp of butter and saute 

chopped onion, green chilli, ginger, tomato till the raw smell 

goes. Grind in mixer adding a little water














                                 Pour two tsp ghee and saute tomato

 onion paste. Allow ghee to separate.






 in a heated small pan add 1 tea spoon jeera, 1 tea spoon 

coriander, 1/4 tsp methi. Dry roast and crush to coarse 

powder in morton and piston.


In hot water add paneer and allow it to become soft. Drain 

excess water keep aside.










When onion tomato paste is well cooked add palak. When 

palak puree is blend properly with onion tomato add soft 

paneer cubes.Allow paneer to cook well in palak. Its time to

add crushed jeera, coriander, methi powder. Mix well. Serve

hot with phulkas.
















 







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