Palak Paneer

Step 1 of 5

Put spinach in 1,000 g boiling water for 2 minutes, cool, drain the water and blend spinach.

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10 min

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Ingredients

  • 700 gSpinach, raw
  • 350 gCheese, paneer
  • 400 gTomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average
  • 180 gOnions, raw
  • 30 gButter, Clarified butter (ghee)
  • 7 gSalt, table
  • 15 gGarlic, raw
  • 5 gSpices, cumin seed
  • 6 gSpices, coriander seed
  • 1,000 gBeverages, water, tap, drinking not counted – removed

Method

  1. Put spinach in 1,000 g boiling water for 2 minutes, cool, drain the water and blend spinach.
  2. Cube paneer; chop onion, garlic and tomatoes. Measure cumin and coriander.
  3. In ghee at 170 °C fry cumin and coriander 30 seconds, then onion and garlic 6 minutes until golden.
  4. Add tomatoes and cook 8 minutes to a thick sauce. Stir in spinach purée and salt and heat 5 minutes.
  5. Add paneer and heat only 5 minutes; serve all sauce and ghee, while blanching water was drained under C-DISCARD.