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Palak Paneer (Indian Spinach and Cottage Cheese Curry)

Name: Palak Paneer (Indian Spinach and Cottage Cheese Curry)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: paneer, cubed 400 g; spinach, blanched and pureed 500 g; onion, chopped 150 g; tomatoes, chopped 250 g; garlic, minced 15 g; ginger, grated 15 g; green chili, chopped 15 g; garam masala 8 g; turmeric 4 g; dried fenugreek leaves 3 g; heavy cream 100 ml; butter 50 g; fine salt 5 g

Cottage cheese in a smooth spinach and fenugreek gravy.

45 minutes · 4 servings · Easy

Palak paneer is a north Indian vegetarian main that manages to be creamy without dairy, since the body comes from pureed greens rather than cream. Fenugreek leaves are what give the gravy its slightly bitter, savoury character and distinguish it from a plain spinach sauce. Paneer is folded in at the very end so the cubes keep their shape in the finished dish.

Ingredients

paneer, cubed400 g
spinach, blanched and pureed500 g
onion, chopped150 g
tomatoes, chopped250 g
garlic, minced15 g
ginger, grated15 g
green chili, chopped15 g
garam masala8 g
turmeric4 g
dried fenugreek leaves3 g
heavy cream100 ml
butter50 g
fine salt5 g

Directions

1
Fry onion, garlic, ginger and chili in butter 8 minutes.
2
Add tomato, turmeric and garam masala; simmer 8 minutes.
3
Add spinach and fenugreek; simmer 6 minutes until thickened.
4
Fold in paneer cubes and cream; warm 4 minutes.

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