20-25 minutes
to cook from scratch. Creamy, rich and luxurious this Palak Paneer Curry is a perfect way to end your day with some flaky parathas or some tandoori naans.
10 mins
Cooking Time: 10 mins Recipe Level: Easy/Beginner
5-6 people
Shelf Life
Ingredients
300 gms
or about 5-6 packed cups Spinach (I have used baby spinach leaves)
200 gms
or about 3 cups Paneer/Indian Cottage Cheese, cut into ¾ inch cubes
2-4 Green
Chillies, slit (Adjust as per taste)
6-7 large
cloves of Garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
With its fairly mild, milky flavour and dense crumbly texture which doesn’t melt like other cheese, its best when paired with strong and spicy flavours like in classic Indian curries or dishes like PalakPaneer (spinach based curry), Achari Paneer (tomato base with Indian pickling spices), Matar Paneer (peas and tomato), Paneer Jalfrezi (tossed with bell pepper in lightly spiced tomato paste), Paneer Kurma (lightly spiced yogurt based dish), Kadai Paneer (whole spices and tomato paste), Paneer Kofta (deep fried paneer dumplings in creamy gravy), Paneer Tikka Masala (marinated paneer with vegetables) and many other Paneer curries
You can replace the mushrooms with paneer, tofu or any other vegetables of your choice. Once hot, add cinnamon stick, cardamom, bay leaf and cloves and give a quick stir for couple of seconds
You can also add almonds to this gravy (soaked in water over night and skin removed) or replace cashew nuts with Paneer (Indian cottage cheese) for different flavours and textures
This curry is something I long for and she has so many varieties of fish curries that I have already posted recipes - Tamarind fish curry, Coconut fish curry, Mango fish curryand today I am sharing with you a quick & easy fish curry that does not call for any coconut
Put the lid on the pan and let the rice cook while you make the "PalakPaneer". We hired a self-catering venue so that we could enjoy cooking and eating together
) andcurry(Paneer Butter Masala , Achari Paneer, Paneer Tikka Masala ,. Paneer can be made very easily at home as it needs just lemon juice/ vinegar and milk and few steps to follow or you can simply buy Paneer from Indian store and use it
Unlike the PalakPaneer you are served at the restaurant, which has creamy green gravy loaded with heavy cream, this recipe uses finely chopped spinach which adds texture to the gravy and doesn’t fall off from pieces of paneer when served
Learn how to make Mughlai Paneer Kofta Curry ~ Deep fried paneer (an Indian cottage cheese) and dried nuts dumplings served in a creamy almond and cashew nut gravy
Currys,. The spice powder used for stuffing the baby eggplant serves another purpose as the base of delicious creamy gravy and hence cutting the time by half for chopping the vegetable, roasting the spices, grinding them to paste and cooking them get some creamy gravy as in other recipes for stuffed vegetables
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