Palak Paneer – Marathi Recipe

Instructions

• Heat up oil in a pan. When the oil is enough hot, add tomato, green chili and mix well.
• Cover and cook on medium heat for about 3-4 minutes until tomato cooks.
• Take palak, wash it really good and chop it. Add chopped palak and mix well.
• Add a little water and cook for about 3-4 minutes. No need to cover while cooking.
• Turn off the gas and let palak cool down.
• Transfer the palak into the blander pot and make a puree.
• For making masala paste, in a bowl take cumin powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, red chili powder and mix well.
• Add water and mix well to make a paste. Masala paste is ready.
• Heat up oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds and let it splutter.
• Add garlic paste and mix well and cook for about a minute.
• Lower down the heat and add the masala paste.
• Fry for about 2 minutes until oil is released form masala.
• Add palak puree and mix it well with the masala.
• Add salt and cook palak for about 5-6 minutes to remove the raw smell of palak. No need to cover while cooking palak.
• Add butter and Kasuri methi.
• Beat malai and add it. You can add fresh cream too.
• Mix well and add paneer.
• Mix well and cook for just about 4-5 minutes.
• Turn off the gas and palak paneer is already.
• Palak paneer goes well with naan, kulcha, or paratha.