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Palak Paneer.

You can have Palak Paneer using 16 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Palak Paneer

1. It's of For the gravy.
2. Prepare 3 cups of palak; chopped, blanched and pureed.
3. Prepare 1 of medium sized onion, finely chopped.
4. It's 1 of medium sized tomato, finely chopped or pureed.
5. Prepare 3/4 tsp of salt (or as desired, spinach requires less salt).
6. You need 1/4 tsp of Cumin.
7. You need 1 tsp of ginger, garlic paste (less ginger).
8. It's 1 of small green chilli, finely chopped.
9. You need 1/2 tsp of red chilli powder.
10. Prepare 1/4 tsp of chat masala.
11. Prepare 1/4 tsp of garam masala.
12. It's 1/4 tsp of kasuri methi.
13. Prepare 2 tsp of cream (or butter and milk).
14. Prepare of For the paneer.
15. You need 1/2 cup of paneer.
16. You need 1 tsp of oil.

Palak Paneer instructions

1. For the paneer, saute paneer cubes in oil and set aside once done..
2. For the gravy, add 2 tsp olive oil; add 1/4 tsp cumin seeds when hot..
3. Once they crackle, add onions and saute till translucent (not brown)..
4. Add the ginger, garlic and chilli; cook till the raw smell is gone..
5. Add tomatoes and cook till mushy (if using chopped tomatoes) and till oil starts to separate..
6. Add salt, red chilli powder, garam masala..
7. Add 1-2 tsp water to prevent the spices from burning..
8. Add spinach puree and cook for 3-5 min..
9. Add paneer cubes..
10. Add kasuri methi and chat masala; boil well..
11. Add cream (or butter and milk) and mix well; don't cook for too long after adding the cream..
12. Serve hot with paratha or rice!.