PALAK PANEER

I had visited Holland, MI over the weekend. Was really tired after the trip. Got the energy to make a post only today :) Will do a write up about the trip soon with a few snaps too.

Today, I'm posting a nutritious, yet, delicious recipe. Palak Paneer.

I am extremely fond of any form of greens.
My amma( mother) recollects that I was crazy about spinach as a kid too. Itseems, she never had issues feeding me lunch when there was greens on the plate. I was a wierd kid :)

Beets were what I disliked the most at that time. My mother's frequent lines used to be " eat pink beetroot for pink cheeks". I was not keen on pink cheeks. But one fine day she was taken aback and astonished when I asked her why my cheeks did not turn green when I ate spinach. She had no answer for that.

That was my baby talk when I was three or so. Still obssessed with greens, palak makes me feel good.

I'm sending this recipe to the 15 minute cooking event conducted by Mahimaa.

Prep. time 15 mins

Ingredients -(makes 3-4 servings)

• Paneer- 200 gms cubed(pan seared or deep fried to prevent it from crumbling)
• Oil- 2 tbspns
• 1 medium onion and 1 green chilli(pureed together to a fine paste)
• Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tspn
• Palak(spinach) - 1 bunch
• Cumin seeds - 1 tspn
• Cumin powder - 1 tspn
• Turmeric powder -1/4 tspn
• Chilli powder- 1/2 tspn
• Garam masala - 1/2 tspn
• Salt - to taste
• Sour cream- 3 tbspns(substitute with heavy cream)
• Milk - 1/8 cup

Directions:

• Blanch(soak) spinach in boiling water for about 1 min.Remove from water and make a fine puree of it in a blender.
• Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seed and turmeric powder.Then add the onion-chilli paste and saute well for abt 6-7 mins(till the onions no longer smell raw).
• Add ginger-garlic paste and saute for 4-5 mins.
• Add spinach puree. Stir well.
• Add garam masala, chilli powder and salt.Let it cook for about 2-3 mins on low heat.
• Add 2 tbspns of sour cream and the milk and stir well.Add the paneer cubes
• Turn off heat and transfer the palak paneer into a serving bowl and
• Finally, top it with a dollop of sour cream.
• Serve with puris or chapatis.

Luv 'n' luc'
Smitha