Saturday 18 August 2012

PALAK PANEER (SPINACH & PANEER CURRY)

INGREDIENTS:

Spinach Leaves (Palak Leaves)
Onions
Tomatoes
Garlic
Jeera (Cumin seeds)
Dalchini (Cinnamon stick)
Salt as per taste
Turmeric Powder
Red Chillie Powder
Dhania Powder
Oil

HOME MADE PANEER:

Milk
Curds or Yogurt
Salt as per taste

METHOD:
  • Wash the Palak Leaves 3 to 4 times in cold water and chop them finely
  • Chop Onions, Garlic, Tomatoes and keep aside
  • Take a pressure cooker and pour oil into it
  • When oil gets hot add Jeera (Cumin seeds) and Dalchini (Cinnamon stick)
  • Add Onions and saute them till it turns into light brown colour
  • Now add Crushed Garlic and mix it for 3 to 4 mins till garlic leaves its raw smell
  • Add tomatoes and mix well
  • Add Salt as per taste, Turmeric Powder, Red chillie Powder and Dhania Powder and mix it
  • Finally add Palak Leaves (Spinach Leaves) and mix all the ingredients
  • Close the cooker and let 2 whistles come and simmer it for 10 mins
  • When the cooker gets cooled open the lid and pour the Palak mixture in a mixer or in a food processor and grind it wholly.
  • Palak curry is ready
For the Home made Paneer:
  • Boil the milk in a vessel
  • Add Curds or Lime juice to it and chunks will form
  • That is Paneer and add salt to it and mix well.
  • Take a muslin cloth and drain out the whey and roll the muslin cloth into a ball
  • Take a plate and place this ball reverse side on the plate and keep a heavy vessel or a plate on that so that big chunk of paneer will be formed.
  • Cut this paneer into small cubes and put the paneer into the above Palak Curry
  • Palak Paneer is ready to eat and Serve it with Chapathi
NOTE:
  • Don't throw away the whey portion of milk
  • This is used to make soft chapathis by mixing the dough with this water.
                                                           BIG CHUNK OF PANEER   


                                                                PANEER PIECES



                                                        PALAK PANEER CURRY