Palak Paneer
Palak paneer is a traditional Indian vegetarian dish made with spinach (palak) and paneer, a fresh Indian cheese. It is hugely popular in northern Indian cooking.Palak paneer is usually served with Indian breads such as naan or chapati, or with basmati rice. It is a deeply flavourful dish, both creamy and lightly spiced, with the mildness of the paneer balancing the tang and slight bitterness of the spinach.
Ingredients
- 400 g spinach
- ghee I used butter instead
- 1 tbsp cumin
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 100 g tomato passata
- butter
- 4 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1/2 onion finely chopped
- 1 tbsp fromage blanc or similar I used Philadelphia here
- paneer or similar I used feta here
- 1 tbsp flour
Method
- Blanch the spinach.
- Then plunge it into iced water.
- Blend it to a puree.
- Set aside.
- In a pan, melt some butter with a tablespoon of cumin.
- Add the chopped garlic and onion and cook until golden.
- Add the turmeric.
- Add the tomato passata.
- Add the fromage blanc.
- Add the spinach puree.
- Add the garam masala.
- Add the tablespoon of flour and the paneer.
- Stir together.
- Let it simmer for 5 minutes and serve.
