One of my fond memories of my childhood is sit beside my aunt , grnadma and lick a piece of raw vegetable like cucumber,tomato in kitchen . Though they did not allow me to sit for a log time and returned me back to room . But I think that seeded the sense of cooking inside me. Otherwise I could not be able to cook without even doing a simple dish before my marriage.
I used to make simple dishes earlier, later I have started experimenting or test hand in tricky one.This time palak paneer was a grand hit for me.
I used to make simple dishes earlier, later I have started experimenting or test hand in tricky one.This time palak paneer was a grand hit for me.
Palak Paneer
Paneer in small cubes. There were about 28-30 paneer cubes.
1 clove of garlic chopped
4 slit green chillies.
4 cups of blanched spinach
1 tsp of Whole Cumin Seeds/Jeera
1/4 tsp of sugar
1 tsp of Ginger paste, 1 tsp of Cumin Powder/Jeera Powder, 2 tsp of Corriander Powder/Dhania Powder, 1/4 tsp of Red Chilli Powder
Salt
1/2 cup of 2% Milk
1/4 tsp of Garam masala powder
1 cube butter for garnish.
How I Did It
How I Did It
~Spinach Puree
In a deep bottomed frying pan heat Oil
Add 1 clove of garlic chopped, 4 slit green chillies and saute
Add 4 cups of blanched spinach
Add salt and saute til the spinach softens
Cool the above mix and make a paste in the blender. Do not add water while doing this. This is referred to as the spinach puree .
In a deep bottomed frying pan heat Oil
Add 1 clove of garlic chopped, 4 slit green chillies and saute
Add 4 cups of blanched spinach
Add salt and saute til the spinach softens
Cool the above mix and make a paste in the blender. Do not add water while doing this. This is referred to as the spinach puree .
~Final dish
Heat a little Oil in the pan
Little fry Paneer Cudes.
Add 1 tsp of Whole Cumin Seeds/Jeera
Fry with 1/4 tsp of sugar
Add the spinach puree that you made
Saute for a couple of minutes
Add 1 tsp of Ginger paste, 1 tsp of Cumin Powder/Jeera Powder, 2 tsp of Corriander Powder/Dhania Powder, 1/4 tsp of Red Chilli Powder and salt
Mix the masala and saute for some more minutes (about 3-4 minutes)
Add 1/2 cup of yogurt + 1 cup of water, mix well with all the masala and let it simmer
When the gravy comes to a boil add the Paneer pieces and let the gravy simmer at low heat for 10-15 minutes (approx. timing). By this time the gravy should be thick and creamy and there should not be any raw smell.
Just before taking it off the heat sprinkle 1/4 tsp of Garam masala powder .
Fry with 1/4 tsp of sugar
Add the spinach puree that you made
Saute for a couple of minutes
Add 1 tsp of Ginger paste, 1 tsp of Cumin Powder/Jeera Powder, 2 tsp of Corriander Powder/Dhania Powder, 1/4 tsp of Red Chilli Powder and salt
Mix the masala and saute for some more minutes (about 3-4 minutes)
Add 1/2 cup of yogurt + 1 cup of water, mix well with all the masala and let it simmer
When the gravy comes to a boil add the Paneer pieces and let the gravy simmer at low heat for 10-15 minutes (approx. timing). By this time the gravy should be thick and creamy and there should not be any raw smell.
Just before taking it off the heat sprinkle 1/4 tsp of Garam masala powder .
Mix well .
This goes very well with Roti or Naan and even with a Rice dish with a cube of butter in it.
This goes very well with Roti or Naan and even with a Rice dish with a cube of butter in it.
