easy palak paneer recipe | how to make palak paneer recipe restaurant style
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 20 minutes
- Total time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 3 Servings
- Category: curry
- Cuisine: north indian
Ingredients
for palak paste:
- 5 cup water
- 1 bunch palak / spinach
- 1 inch ginger
- 1 clove garlic
- 3 green chilli
other ingredients:
- 3 tsp oil
- 1 tsp butter
- 11 cube paneer / cottage cheese
- 1 tsp cumin / jeera
- 1 inch cinnamon
- 4 cloves
- 2 pod cardamom / elachi
- 1 bay leaf / tej patta
- 2 tsp kasuri methi / dry fenugreek leaves
- ½ onion (finely chopped)
- ½ tomato (finely chopped)
- ¼ cup water
- ¾ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp garam masala
- 2 tbsp cream / malai
Method
- take blanched palak, 1 inch ginger, 1 clove garlic and 4 green chilli.
- blend to smooth paste without adding any water. keep aside.
- now in a large kadai heat 3 tsp oil, 1 tsp butter and roast the spices till it turns aromatic.
- further, add ½ onion and saute till it turns golden brown
- additionally, add ½ tomato and saute till the tomatoes turn soft and mushy.
- add prepared palak paste, ¼ cup water and ¾ tsp salt.
- mix well adjusting consistency as required.
- further, add roasted paneer and mix well.
- simmer for 5 minutes or till paneer absorbs flavour.
- turn off the flame and add ¼ tsp garam masala, 1 tsp kasuri methi and 2 tbsp cream. mix well.
- finally, serve restaurant-style palak paneer with roti / naan.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.