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Palak Paneer

2 servings

180 minutes

Palak Paneer is a traditional Indian snack made from spinach and cheese. It is usually served with rice or hot flatbreads, but can also be used as a side dish for chicken, for example.

Palak Paneer
Energy value per serving
Calories
832kcal
Proteins
23.9grams
Fats
64.1grams
Carbohydrates
38.2grams
Ingredients
2servings
Cooking steps
  • 1

    For tomato sauce, blend 50 g of fresh tomatoes. Sauté 40 g of onion and blend with cashews and 10 ml of cream. Add 10 g each of minced ginger and garlic, along with spices to taste — cloves, black pepper, green and black cardamom, cinnamon, bay leaf. Then mix the mixture with the blended tomatoes and simmer on low heat for at least 2 hours. Salt to taste.

    Required ingredients:
    1. Tomatoes: 310 g
    2. Onion: 400 g
    3. Cashews: 40 g
    4. Heavy cream 35% fat: 150 ml
    5. Grated ginger: 15 g
    6. Garlic: 10 g
    7. Cloves:  to taste
    8. Black cardamom pods:  to taste
    9. Green cardamom pods:  to taste
    10. Ground black pepper:  to taste
    11. Ground cinnamon:  to taste
    12. Bay leaf:  to taste
    13. Garam masala:  to taste
    14. All-purpose Indian masala blend:  to taste
  • 2

    For the chol-masala sauce, finely chop 250 g of tomatoes and onions, and 10 g of ginger and garlic. Fry in a pan until thick consistency. Add spices — cloves, black pepper, bay leaf, black and green cardamom, Kitchen King spice, garam masala. Salt to taste.

    Required ingredients:
    1. Tomatoes: 310 g
    2. Onion: 400 g
    3. Grated ginger: 15 g
    4. Garlic: 10 g
    5. Cloves:  to taste
    6. Ground black pepper:  to taste
    7. Bay leaf:  to taste
    8. Black cardamom pods:  to taste
    9. Green cardamom pods:  to taste
    10. All-purpose Indian masala blend:  to taste
    11. Garam masala:  to taste
  • 3

    For the curry sauce, blend 100 g of fried onions with sour cream, add finely chopped fresh ginger and garlic, tomatoes, garam masala spices, mit curry masala, ground coriander and cumin, vegetable oil, and 100 g of cream. Cook for about 2 hours on low heat. Salt to taste.

    Required ingredients:
    1. Onion: 400 g
    2. Sour cream: 150 g
    3. Grated ginger: 15 g
    4. Garlic: 10 g
    5. Tomatoes: 310 g
    6. Garam masala:  to taste
    7. Meat curry masala:  to taste
    8. Ground coriander:  to taste
    9. Ground cumin:  to taste
    10. Vegetable oil:  to taste
    11. Heavy cream 35% fat: 150 ml
  • 4

    Blend the spinach, sauté in butter. Add salt, chili pepper, 40 g of cream, and 20 g each of curry sauce, tomato sauce, and chop masala, and mix well.

    Required ingredients:
    1. Spinach: 100 g
    2. Butter: 20 g
    3. Chili powder:  to taste
    4. Heavy cream 35% fat: 150 ml
    5. Garam masala:  to taste
    6. Tomatoes: 310 g
    7. All-purpose Indian masala blend:  to taste
  • 5

    Cut the cheese into small cubes, add to the spinach, and mix well. Before serving, finely chop some herbs and ginger. Garnish the finished dish.

    Required ingredients:
    1. Adyghe cheese: 100 g
    2. Fresh herbs:  to taste
    3. Grated ginger: 15 g