Geogra-FEED Now! PALAK PANEER 🇮🇳

Ingredient list (Feeds about 3-4-ish I think? I shared some with mom and ate the rest)

1. 1 1/2 pounds (0.7Kg) of Spinach
2. Half of medium onion (red is preferred)
3. 1-2 Chilies (I used Serrano, but if you can find Indian varieties then better)
4. about 1 tbsp or so of Cumin seeds, +Fresh ground ginger/ garlic
5. about 1 tsp of Garam masala, tumeric, red pepper powder (Cayenne)
6. 1 tomato (I used small but if you like tomato maybe medium?)
7. Heavy cream (I used a shot-glass amount?)
8. Lots of Ghee butter. Just go crazy with it.
9. Paneer Cheese block
(Some people also add other ingredients like lemon juice / Yogurt/ cashews but I don't)

This is just the way I MAKE IT, with ratios according to MY liking. There is no "perfect singular way" to make this dish, you can customize it to your own tastes and adjust ingredients,

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[GeographyNow]

ALRIGHT, trying this new "Filler segment" and Congratualtions #INDIA You are the FIRST country featured. One thing that transcends cultures and everyone in this world loves is FOOD. Palak Paneer is one of my favorite foods. So much that I had to learn how to make it. It's like one of the only 5 things I can cook. I'd love to make it for Indian people and see if they approve. Otherwise, what else do you want me to attempt to make?

[arshpreetsingh]

As a Punjabi from India I loved your T-Shirt with Gurmukhi script. Feels good in a weird way. Hope to see more of such content covering Indian culture and specially punjabi.

[shayk]

I'm an Indian American who can cook and loves Palak Paneer. Your recipe is very similar to mine and looks super delicious! One tip I'd give you: Avoid frying the powdered spices in ghee or oil by itself since it could burn the spice and you'll lose it's flavor. Instead I would recommend, adding the cumin seeds (and other whole spices like cinnamon sticks or corriander seeds) first (let it pop for like 10 seconds), add the garlic paste, then add the tomato, peppers and onion mix, then the ginger, then the powdered spices. You can even add the powdered spices when you add the pureed spinach which is what i do. That said, there's no right or wrong way to make food so if you like what you're making, definitely stick to it but if you want to experiment, try this out! .

[mohamedbawath]

Great to watch as you start with Indian dish, proud moment as an Indian. Happy 75th independence day to all my brothers and sister, Indians 🇮🇳 and Pakistanis 🇵🇰.

[namansinghnegi]

You have come a long way with your Indian cooking...that extra step of blending your fried masalas was clever...I do that with many of my dishes as well...
Try to prepare "Lauki ke kofte"...
it would be a good challenge for you...

[HessianHunter]

4:15 the idea of blanching is that you're only partially cooking the veggies because totally uncooked veggies are a crunchy salad while overboiled veggies are a mush for babies. If you quickly boil something so that the color gets deep on the outside then quickly cool it down, you get both the cooked flavor on the outside and retain a satisfying firm texture on the inside. You also get a balance of the rich but muted flavors of cooked veggies with the bright vegetal flavors of uncooked veggies. For palak paneer you're pulverizing the spinach into mush eventually but I'm sure the texture is different if the leaves still have some structure to them before blending.

At home I sometimes do a version of this by just steaming broccoli or whatever for 30 seconds then setting it aside spread out to air-cool while I do other stuff. With the spinach leaves, they wither so quickly that I can imagine that the cold water bath could be necessary to prevent over-cooking from residual heat.

[Greytest]

If you have trouble finding paneer cheese, here's a tip: It's super easy to make yourself: just take whole or even fresh milk, add some lemon juice to make it fall out. Then strain the result through a kitchen cloth, so only the firm part stay behind and then close the cloth up tight and put it into your fridge for a few hours with sth heavy on it. And there you got your fresh, selfmade paneer cheese! =)

[harmanvlogger]

As a punjabi myself, I honestly felt in love with your outfit having "punjabi" alphabets on it, and seeing a tutorial of one of the best north Indian dishes by an American guy literally blew me up fr XD... nd its great to see the way you embrace our indian/punjabi culture ( BTW your palak paneer looks super ammazinggg ngl 😋)

[kichukmenon]

As an Indian, I'm happy you like palak paneer

[xantho]

Genuinely hope to see more of this kind of video, it was so much fun learning about a new dish I've never thought of making and would love to see you make more of your favorites from around the globe

[amr]

Indian food is absolutely amazing. India is such a beautiful country in almost every aspect. I absolutely loved it when I visited in 2016.

[rpb]

Coming from an Indian, this is authentic way to make. All of the steps were just as we do 👍🏼

[Thatoneguy-rwkb]

I genuinely hope you continue this series. It’s really fun and interesting. Im excited to see what else Master Chef Barby cooks up

[jmeelz]

Love this! Can't wait to see more! Maybe you can make a Trinidadian Dish one day! 🇹🇹
Pelau, Macaroni Pie, Stew Chicken, Bake and Shark, Crab and Dumping, Chow, Pasteles, etc.

This indian dish kind of reminds me of trinidadian Callaloo. Yum 😋

[TheRibottoStudios]

This is a great idea to have a series making an ICONIC food from a country! I'd love to see you TRY and make Spaghetti Carbonara in the true Roman fashion. Like Palak Paneer it's tricky in execution but MM.

[Nwixe]

ARE YOU KIDDING ME BARB? This is one of the best Geography Now things I’ve watched, ever, period. I thought at first you would only be describing it like you describe countries, BUT THEN YOU GO AND MAKE IT, blew my mind and was so entertaining. If possible, I’d love to see more.

[andreasdarsaklis]

I'd love to see Barbs cooking Greek food. Maybe moussaka or gemista (vegetables stuffed with rice) will do.

[EdJones]

Palak paneer is by far one of my favourite dishes, I love that Barbs is spreading the word. I strongly recommend anyone who hasn't tried it to give it a go.

[niharbehere]

Certainly keep doing this! As an Indian, it’s heartwarming to see my culture be represented by such a big channel! Personally this isn’t how my family makes it, but if it works for you I love to see it. If you like your paneer to be softer, I would recommend not cooking it on the pan, and letting it thaw outside for a few hours before you start but ultimately, you do you!

[nisargpatel]

I just love it how a half-Korean guy living half way across the world can master and teach how to cook a dish from the other side of the world. Food really brings people together ❤️