Palak Paneer - #SimpleCurry

Palak Paneer is one of the most popular Indian dishes. It is easy to make but demands more time. You can try this dish during weekends.

Ingredients:

1. Spinach - 1 bunch
2. Paneer - 200 gms
3. Oil - 3 tsp
4. Onion - 1
5. Tomato - 1
6. Green Chilies- 4
7. Garlic - 6 Cloves. 
8. Ginger - 1/2 inch
9. Water
10. Hing - a Pinch
11. Turmeric Powder - a pinch
12. Salt
13. red chilli powder - 1 tsp
14. Garam Masala - 1 tsp Optional

Preparation:

1. First step is to make Palak Puree. Take spinach bunch and get rid of Stringy stems. Wash it thoroughly.
2. Boil water in a pan and add salt to it.Then add washed Spinach and close the lid. Wait for 2-3 min and turn off the flame.
3. Drain water and let it cool.
4. Now add spinach, 2 chopped garlic cloves, 2 chopped green chilli and chopped ginger to the grinder and make smooth puree. Keep it aside.
5. Chop Onion, Tomato, Green chili, Garlic into small pieces
6. Heat Oil in a Pan.
7. Add Onions and saute till they become golden brown. Now add hing,chopped garlic, chopped green chilli and wait for 2-3 min
8. Now add Chopped Tomatoes and saute them till they soften
9. Add Turmeric powder and Red chili powder an mix the ingredients
10. Now add palak puree and stir well. Add water and salt as required at this stage. Add Garam Masala if you want and stir well.
11. Cook palak for about 5-6 min and the gravy will also thicken by now.
12. Now add Paneer Cubes. Stir gently and simmer on a low flame for about 1-2 min till the paneer cubes become soft and succulent.
13. Turn off the flame.

Yummy Palak Paneer is ready. It goes very well with rotis, naan, parathas and jeera rice