Saturday, November 18, 2006
Palak Paneer
Ingredients:( To serve -- 4) --------1. Spinach -- 1 1/2 cups ( chopped in big) 2. Paneer -- 10 cubes 3. Onion -- 1 ( if big) or 1 1/2 (if small) 4. Ginger & Garlic -- 1/2 tsp (chopped) 5. Cashewnuts -- 9 6. Poppy Seeds -- 1 tsp 7. Green Chilli -- 2 to 3 8. Garam Masala -- 1/2 tsp Method: 1. Soak poppy seeds and cashew in little water for half 20 minutes. 2. Grind onion, palak, ginger and garlic with little water until it becomes a fine paste. 3. Heat a tbsp of oil in a pan and add turmeric powder to it. Add the ground paste to the pan and allow it to boil on low flame until the excess water drains. 4. Grind cashew, poppy seed and green chilli into a paste and add to the pan. 5. Add salt and garam masala and cook for a while. 6. Mix in the paneer pieces towards the end. Garnish with milk cream. Note: The Palak Paneer recipe from Chef Sanjeev Kapoor's site is also good. |
