I used to hate palak paneer until I tasted at The Mango tree restaurant here in Singapore. So I have never tried at home too obviously. This is the first time I am trying this. Now I am liking slowly. Since my kiddo loves paneer, this is a nice way to make him eat spinach…he eats palak poori though…
To get a perfect palak paneer,we must take care to retain the green colour of the palak, also there should not be any green smell of the palak and without any bitterness too.
Ingredients
| Palak/Indian spinach | 2 bunches |
| Onion | 1 big |
| Paneer cubes | 1 cup |
| Tomato | 2 small |
| Green chillies | 5 –6 nos. |
| Turmeric | A pinch |
| Coriander/dhaniya powder | 1 tsp |
| Kasoori methi | 1 pinch |
| Milk | 1/4 cup |
| Oil/butter | 3 tblsp |
| Salt | as needed |
| Cinnamon | 1/2 inch piece |
| Elachi | 1 no. |
| Cloves | 1 no. |
| Pepper | 1 tsp |
| Cumin seeds/Jeera | 1 tsp |
Method:
- Clean the spinach and remove the stem part from the leaf. (Tear off any thick stem part in the middle of the leaves too..)
- Chop the onion and tomatoes finely.
- In a pan,heat 1/2 tsp of ghee and fry the items in the To roast and powder table. Add every thing together except cumin seeds and roast. Add cumin seeds lastly as it gets fried in no time. Do not burn anything which will turn the gravy bitter. Keep a side.I powdered this using a hand mortar and pestle in to a fine powder.
- In the same pan, add the washed palak leaves and fry till it reduces in volume. The water in the leaves is enough to make it shrink. If you need all few drops of oil while frying. I sautéed in two batches.Transfer to a plate and cool down.

- Grind it with the green chillies.

- Heat the pan and add the oil and fry onions thoroughly till it turns golden brown. Add the turmeric and coriander powder and give it a quick stir in low flame.

- Add the tomatoes and little salt to make the tomatoes cook fast. Add the kassori methi now,while you crush them in between your palms.

- When the tomatoes turn mushy,add the ground palak paste. Fry in low flame for 4-5 minutes till oil separates or till the raw smell disappears and the palak gets cooked well.

- Mean while boil water and add the paneer and switch off the stove and keep covered till use.
- Drain the paneer and add it to the paalak gravy. Add milk and mix carefully and bring to boil.Add the powdered garam masala.Mix well.

- Transfer to the serving bowl and serve with hot roti or naan.

I had with roti!
Notes:
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Ahh..my all time fav..looks super yummy..lovely rich green color!!
ReplyDeleteTH's fave! Although I prefer the creamier paneer dishes, i have to like this too :)
ReplyDeleteAmazing color of the palak! Awesome clicks!
ReplyDeleteyummy...true that palak shouldn't be over boiled..it spoils the color and taste!
ReplyDeleteLooks so rich....what I like the most is the fresh green color...looks tempting
ReplyDeletelove the green colour of the palak paneer and th kadai too.I llove to have this with naan.
ReplyDeleteGreat explanation with beautiful cicks
perfect colour,..looks yum
ReplyDeletelooks great raks.. kalakara.
ReplyDeleteClassic recipe..love both..looks terrfic..yum!!
ReplyDeletelovely colour raks...looks yumm..
ReplyDeletewe all like palak paneer at home. Nice captures!
ReplyDeletewow .. tempting da... i like the first pic the most .... super it looks
ReplyDeletewow!!!!!! looks very tempting
ReplyDeleteSuperb palam panneer. Very professional looking click. Illustrations are also too good. Janmashtami wishes to u and ur family.
ReplyDeletecolour recipe..the serving dish is cute.
ReplyDeleteenakkum palak paneer pidikkaathu!;);)
Looks soooooooooo beautiful with vibrant green color..I do exactly same way except the whole spices...looks so delicious.
ReplyDeletelook sooooo tempting ...palak paneer is my all time favorite ..few hours back only i finished my dinner but ur palak paneer makes me hungry dear
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Nice . i too never tried this so far. I am making palak chapathi nowadays..will try this in future :)
ReplyDeleteso creamy. Loved the green color
ReplyDeleteLovely green color...Looks very creamy. Great clicks.
ReplyDeletei too never had this before,but seeing urs need to try...nice clicks.
ReplyDeletei never tried palak paneer...looks so creamy and yummy!
ReplyDeleteLoved the green color..looks yum & tempting! Awesome click Raji!
ReplyDeleteReally amazing color of the palak paneer. I always boil the stuff but seeing this beautiful color I will also follow your procedure. (though I add sugar) Tempting clicks
ReplyDeleteDeepa
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my favorite curry..nicely explained recipe
ReplyDeleteMy fav, awesome clicks and elegant presentation Raji..
ReplyDeleteI think i will join you in hating palak paneer, i hate them too like you as i have only had them in horels andit never pleased me, maybe i shouldtry this one.
ReplyDeleteFantastic and creamy. I have one in my drafts. and regarding the cleaning of silver items thanks for reminding the omission. I have edited it.
ReplyDeletePalak paneer looks awesome! Loved the amazing green colour! Beautiful pics and presentation!
ReplyDeletePalak paneer looks great and inviting. Nice green colour and pics too.
ReplyDeleteLooks very colorful and inviting!!
ReplyDeletelove the color..great clicks..looks so yummy!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful clicks again, this is my son's fav and i usually do it for him atleast once in a week...
ReplyDeleteLove this curry.. U have explained it soo well !!
ReplyDeleteYummy palak paneer! Next time I am going to try the saute'ing method...Thanks for sharing the recipe, Raks!
ReplyDeleteJust discovered your blog. Very nice, Love the step by step pictures.
ReplyDeleteAparna
My hubby's fav.Looks so delicious.U got the perfect color:)
ReplyDeletehealthy recipe dear...nice click
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite !! It come out perfectly..I make it the same way !! Gorgeous Raji !!
ReplyDeletehi i think i am 1st time here. colour of palak is marvelous i saw first time so nice colour of palak. looking very tempting. and ur step by step recipe isvery good on the whole awesome!
ReplyDeleteI love the bright green color of your dish. It really looks wonderful. I hope you are having a great day. Blessings...Mary
ReplyDeleteWow..i luv palak n the paneer combo..this luks so yum..
ReplyDeleteWow, what a beautiful color and this is my favorite paneer recipe :)
ReplyDeleteGreat combo and looks delicious, very beautiful color too...
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Looks rich and colorful, also healthy.
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nice colour and lovely creamy texture.
Try making without the tomatoes and add lime juice after cooking, it's a completely diferent flavor surely.
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Nice green recipe! Awesome clicks!!
ReplyDeletelooks lovely and superb clicks...
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Wonderful recipe dear!! Lovely and attractive pics...beautifully presented.... wud love to have some..:-)
ReplyDeletelovely colour..love palak paneer ! great pics..
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful pictures and such vibrant colour! Looks very tempting.
ReplyDeleteyummy Recipe!!!! Love that presentation!!!! Feel like grabbing that bowl fm the Click!!!
ReplyDeleteThat looks really delicious. I love the brightness of the spinach...most of the restaurant versions I've seen don't look nearly as beautiful or fresh.
ReplyDeleteHi I made palak paneer yesterday for dinner and it turned out to be yummy..my family loved it..thanks for the same..ur step by step pic is awesome..today try'n garlic bun...will tell u how it was....
ReplyDeleteMouthwatering Raks. This is one of my favorite restaurant curries. I used to order this often before my marriage. But TH doesn't like to eat vegetarian curries so I end up ordering his favorites now.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sathya for the feedback :) Glad you liked it and thanks for the nice words :)
ReplyDeleteDid I mention, m getting crazy about your cooking style.. well.. since m crazy about Paneer too.. (have you tried Paneer Malai MEthi, thats like my fav fav dish!! :( I dont know how to make it though :D ) .. and I want to know how did you make Palak pooris.. man.. m loving the way you have arranged the step by step pics.. m coming back again.. too much of temptation already!!
ReplyDeleteCan I Also tell you one thing.. m so busy checking the recipes, i dont even know your name. pls excuse me for my stupidity.. :D n m sure if i try these recipes my mom will love me because they r all Indian recipes.. she is kind of bored now..with me baking cakes all the time.. lol.. he he he..
Love,
MEgha.. :)
Very very good. Its colour is awesome. I told my mother to cook this recipe. She made delicious palak paneer because of this recipe. Thanks a lot
ReplyDeleteHi Raks!
ReplyDeleteTried this recipe last night. Was very easy to follow and came out well too. I just reduced the number of chillies a bit for the sake of my three-year old.
Thank you very much.
:-)
Hi deepa, Thanks for trying and the feedback :) Hope your kid liked it!
ReplyDeleteJust tried it. Its come out really nice a great combination with chapatis/naan.
ReplyDeletehi rajeshwari
ReplyDeletei made palak paneer a few times...this time iadded red chilli powder instead of green chilli powder....can we replace it?it came out good....
I too tried palak paneer today..Its yum!!!and yours is too good :-)
ReplyDeletehi rajeshwari
ReplyDeletei made palak paneer yesterday...i added cream instead of milk n red chilli powder instead of green chilli....it came out o well...even i was supraised...i like the last when u add pepper cumin powder..wow....thanks a lot...i love this palak paneer becos of ur recipe i made it well.
Hey Raks! Thanks a bunch for the recipe! It turned out really yummy ;P
ReplyDeleteNice recipe ,, i love all your recipe
ReplyDeleteHey Rak's I have a question regarding paneer,
ReplyDeleteWhy you boil the paneer ? I am afraid of doing this because here in USA paneer is not fresh so it might be broken while boiling. And what should I do if I want to lush green color of my dish? Is it ok to after grinding the palak not to cook it so much, just mix it well with gravy?
Hey Rak's I have a question regarding this dish, Why u boil the paneer? here in USA paneer is not fresh so it might be broken while boiling,I am afraid of doing this. I want to lush green color of my dish so after grinding palak is it ok that not to cook palak, just mix it well with tomato gravy?
ReplyDeleteJust boil water and switch off the stove, add paneer to it and keep covered until you use, do not boil in water. hope this helps. Immersing in hot water makes paneer soft, otherwise it would be hard in the mid.
ReplyDeleteThanks Raks.
ReplyDeletei tried this recipe but it was somewhat bitter and watery, how would i correct this.. plz suggest
ReplyDeleteNikhat, sorry about ur experience...
ReplyDeleteReasons for the gravy getting bitter :
Your masala you fried got burnt or it was more.
Coriander powder more
Palak not cooked properly (or fried)
Your tomato was not enough tangy to balance the taste....
Hope this helps...
thnx Raks for ur suggestion, it is said that bitter experience gives sweet results. i got good result and it was really delicious..thnq :)
ReplyDeleteThank u for this receipes for the first time my family said that i made palak paneer very yummy......Thnx for such delicious dish.
ReplyDeleteThnx for yummy receipes....
ReplyDeletewow so creamy nd yummy.. All the flavors cme out so wel, palak nd paneer nd cream.. Simply best nd so easy to mke..thnks fr shrng the recipe
ReplyDeletewow so yummy nd creamy .. All the flavors cme out so well , palak nd paneer nd cream.. Thanks fr sharng the recipe.. Njyd the restaurant wala taste..
ReplyDeleteHey hi tried this recipe...and I must say it is my fav!!! creamy and tasty.. a definite must try!
ReplyDeleteTried your recipe and must say that this was one of the most yummiest palak paneer I ever made...very creamy and tasteful.... Must try for everyone
ReplyDeletei seldom leave comments but i could not stop myself from leaving a heartfelt compliment :)
ReplyDeleteUr recipies are just AWESOME......
Tried palak paneer for the very first time and it turned out fantabulous, the best part my kid liked it and my hubby literally cleaned the entire kadai in which i served the curry :) The next day my daughter asked me for palak paneer again....I must thank you so much for ur simple and tasty curries. i also tried mixed vegetable kurma/ puliogare/brinjal fry/ tomato peas pulav/ sambar and they were all super duper hit.. thnx so much.
Thank you everyone :)
ReplyDeleteThank you pyariwaseema. These feedbacks means a lot to me :) Keep visiting!
Today, I am going to make it for my kids...
ReplyDeleteHi Raks,
ReplyDeleteThe recipe is indeed amazing. My bro cooked it for me and it tasted so good. Thanks for making by bro such a talented cook :)
I have a suggestion. Tempered whole red chilli adds real good flavour to palak paneer. You can try it...
Thanks again
Swati
Hi raks..I tried this recipe and my hubby,colleagues loved it..this thanks goes to u:)
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeletei gave this recipe to my ameteur cooking husband and he did jus an awesome job.it tasted just so great:)cant even summarise how much i liked it.thanks for such an easy step by step process.ur site is making my job much easier these days in kitchen:)
from your kitchen to my kitchen, thanks.
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This was my first recipe from your website and now i visit your blog every now and then to try out something new. Your pictures are so perfect. I have tried this recipe of yours 3 or 4 times and it has come out well everytime.
ReplyDeleteI tried to make this last night and it did not come our very well. I do not have access to Palak/Indian spinach so I used baby spinach. I was unsure on the volume. I used 2 jalapeno peppers for the chilies, and it was overpowing. You say to add garam masala at the end, but there is no measurement for it. I love saag paneer and I was hoping this would get me to that wonderful flavor but it did not.
ReplyDeleteHi, Sorry about your experience. I mentioned garam masala - powdered garam masala. The one in step 3.
DeleteHi! Tried yr indian style fried rice for lunch and i didnt have enuf left for me! Hubby and kids skipped the rest of the dishes and had only fried rice :-) Going to try palak paneer for dinner. Will write to u abt it tmoro. Also tried yr paneer butter masala, which was excellent. My sincere thanks to you. Chitra
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