Palak Paneer

Palak Paneer is my favourite Indian Vegetarian Curry of all time! Also known as Saag Paneer, it is a creamy Spinach Curry with bouncy fresh Indian Cheese known as Paneer. A wonderful change from Tomato based curries, I'm sure you're going to love this one!

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RECIPE FOR GARAM MASALA

INGREDIENTS

1 lb, washed Spinach
2 small Tomatoes, chopped
3 cups, cubed Paneer (or firm Tofu if you can't find it)
4 tbsp, Oil (Canola/Vegetable)
2 tbsp, Butter
1 medium Onion, finely chopped
1 tbsp, grated Ginger
4 cloves Garlic, finely minced
1/2 tsp, Turmeric
1/2 tsp, ground Cumin
1 tsp, ground Coriander
1 tsp, Red Chili Powder
1 tbsp, Garam Masala
1 cup, Water
Salt to Taste
1 cup Heavy Cream

METHOD

Add Spinach to a large pot of rapidly boiling water. Cook for 30 seconds, then drain. When slightly cooled, squeeze as much water out of the spinach as you can.

In a blender/food processor, puree the Tomatoes. Then add Spinach, and pulse so that the Spinach remains slightly coarse.

In a large frying pan, heat 2 tbsp of Oil on medium-high, and fry Paneer until golden brown on all sides. Remove from pan, and set aside.

In the same pan, heat remaining Oil and Butter. Add Onions, and cook until soft and brown. Add spices and sauté for 15-20 seconds. Add Tomato/Spinach mixture, Water, and Salt to Taste. Cook for 15-20 minutes on medium heat, stirring occasionally. The mixture will thicken, and the Spinach will transform from a bright green, to a greenish-brown colour.

Add Heavy Creamy, and Paneer. Cook for an additional 5 minutes to warm the Paneer through.

Serve over Rice, with Roti/Chapathis/Naan, and enjoy! :)

[shannonrobinson]

I tried your recipe. I really liked it. I adapted the next time so I added small chopped tomatoes after the spices, then immersion blended. I used ghee to fry the paneer, but used coconut oil for the onion mixture. Only because I ran out of ghee. Then I added in the 1tbs of ghee with the paneer. I finely chopped the blanched baby spinach. It’s superb. The exact texture and flavor I was looking for. I had it this way in a restaurant years ago. Recipes, in my opinion are a starting place, varied by individual tastes and availability of ingredients. Thank you for a fabulous starting place. It was delicious just the way you presented it.
Bought an air fryer just for this recipe( well my son bought it for me) perfect to toast the paneer for flavor.). I also reduced cream to 1/4 c and paneer to 1 cup as it’s just for hubby and myself that do savory breakfast, So yummy with flat bread and lemon pickle. Such a tasty breakfast

[AnnaTMOW]

I’m going on a year of making this and love love love it! Thank you so much for such easy, clear explanations for the rest of us who aren’t chefs, ha ha. This was delicious, fragrant, and you are a joy to watch!

[geoffpittman]

I’ve made this five times now and it is incredible. Like all of the recipes I’ve tried from you, 10/10.

[sarahxDjiggzz]

I have made this recipe three times now and each time it came out perfect! Thank you so much for this recipe!

[burmanjatin]

I have seen many recipes but this one oh my God, so simple and easy. No extra spice. Love it. This would be something I can make for my wife every weekend now. You know it's healthy.
Thank you so much

[doncarrdec]

I made this tonight and we love it!!! Thank you for sharing it with us.

[bhallmark]

Fantastic! Made this 3x now and it's come out fantastic every time. My only change was to make a ginger/garlic paste in my mortar and pestle instead of minced. I seemed to see that in a lot of other recipes. Anyway, thanks for the entertaining and fun video. Loving this!!

[advocatelawflorida]

Love this. Love that you went right in without a lengthy introduction. I’ve been buying this at Trader Joe’s for years but I’m so excited to try this recipe!

[jocelyndavis]

One of the most simple Saag/Palak paneer recipes I have found on youtube. Thank you for making this simple video!! I like this dish so much.

[hypnagog]

Fantastic. This is the simplest recipe for this that I've seen on YouTube so far, yet it is the one that most looks and tastes like the Palak / Saag Panner that I am used to. Liked and subscribed. Thank you.

[shannonrobinson]

2 words to make the paneer super easy( and sputter pain free. ) Air fryer. 4 minutes on 400f
I also bought the spices hold with the tiny spoons. Makes all Indian dishes so much easier. Almost all spices easy to hand.

[boricua]

I just made this for the second time and I remembered to put chile peppers in when sautéing the onions ... let me tell you... this recipe is ahmazing!

[melekhekimoglu]

Thank you for this recipe!! Kids loved it as well. Very easy and so yummy. Thank you for sharing 💕

[yajahirafuentes]

I made this dish with tofu, I marinated the tofu cubes over night in olive oil and nutritional yeast and salt. I fried the tofu then. Instead of dairy cream I used cashew cream. One cup 3/4 of raw cashews soaked in 3/4 water then put in food processor together. It was incredible, thank you!

[craig]

I've just cooked this and I have to say it's absolutely delicious. Better than any take away I've had and you have made it so simple. Thanks from Manchester UK.

[heenachania]

I made this today....Super easy and tasty. Thank you your channel is amazing!

[jonih]

I just made a version of this. Followed the recipe as best I could but had to make several modifications because I didn't have the ingredients and am currently snowed in. I had to use canned spinach and tomatoes (crushed), ground ginger, and potatoes instead of paneer. I know, this makes it pretty much a different dish but I had to leave this review because even with the substitutions it was SO GOOD! I can't wait to make it with the right ingredients. The sauce is going to be perfect for the paneer! Mmmmm

[makemesing]

HI! I JUST FOUND YOUR CHANNEL and I'm loving everything I've seen so far! Created a playlist featuring your recipes.

Two I'm looking for and did not see are:

1. Onion chutney
2. Those little dough balls in rose water syrup.

Looking forward to more from you. Thanks for these, and for demystifying things!

[mariav]

I just made this dish yesterday!!!! It tastes so good!!
The only thing I did different was roast the tomatoes a bit, cool them down and then blend them.

[LordMabalon]

I would just like to say that your recipes are absolutely fantastic. I have made your homemade garam masala and the chicken tikka masala and they are, by far, the best I've ever tasted outside of an Indian restauarant, and are in the top 3 even when you account for indian restaurants. I will be trying the palak paneer this weekend, as it is a favorite of my mother's.