Palak Paneer Recipe (Restaurant Style)
Restaurant Style Palak paneer is a popular Indian Vegetarian dish made with spinach leaves (palak) and Indian cheese. In this recipe of palak paneer, I have shared all the tip and tricks which I learned over the years for getting bright green colour palak paneer. Palak paneer can be served with naan, roti, chapati or jeera rice.
Equipment
Cooking pot
Blender
Ingredients
For Palak Puree
- 1 tablespoon Oil
- 4 cloves Garlic peeled and left whole
- ¼ cup Onions chopped finely
- 2 bunch Palak | Spinach around 6 cups
For Tempering
- 3 tablespoon Butter
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds (Shahi Jeera)
- 1 Piece Cinnamon
- 4 no Cardamom
For Palak Paneer Masala Base
- 1 cup Onion (1 large onion)chopped finely
- 2 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste
- 5 no Green Chillies chopped finely
- 2 cups Tomatoes (3 medium tomato)chopped finely
- 1 teaspoon Sugar
- Salt to taste
- 200 grams Paneer cubed
- 1 teaspoon Roasted Cumin powder
- ½ teaspoon Garam masala powder
Finishing Touches
- 1 tablespoon Kasuri Methi Leaves
- 4 tablespoon Heavy Cream
- Lemon Juice optional
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pot in which you are going to make palak paneer. Add in garlic and onions, saute for a minute. Add in spinach leaves and toss well for 2 minutes till spinach is wilted. Take it off the heat, cool it for a bit. Take the mixture in a blender and grind into a smooth puree without adding any water.
- Now in the same pot, heat butter. Add in whole spices and let them sizzle. Add in finely chopped onions, green chillies and cook till light golden. Add in ginger garlic paste and saute for 1 minute till aromatic. Now add in chopped tomatoes and mix well. Cook covered for 3 to 4 minutes till tomato softens and gets mushy.
- Now add in the palak puree. Add some water to the blender jar, swirl and pour it back into the pot. Season with salt and sugar. Mix this really well, taste and adjust the seasoning.
- Add in paneer and mix gently. let the paneer simmer in the gravy for 2 minutes. Sprinkle with roasted cumin powder, dried fenugreek leaves, garam masala powder and cream. Mix well. Take it off the heat and add in lemon juice if needed. Serve hot with naan or roti.
Video
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Palak Paneer Recipe (Restaurant Style)
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
266
% Daily Value*
Fat
21
g
32
%
Saturated Fat
11
g
69
%
Trans Fat
0.2
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
1
g
Monounsaturated Fat
4
g
Cholesterol
48
mg
16
%
Sodium
156
mg
7
%
Potassium
840
mg
24
%
Carbohydrates
13
g
4
%
Fiber
4
g
17
%
Sugar
4
g
4
%
Protein
9
g
18
%
Vitamin A
11374
IU
227
%
Vitamin C
42
mg
51
%
Calcium
311
mg
31
%
Iron
4
mg
22
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.