Spinach are good sources of vitamin A , calcium , Vitamin D , Protein . It is high sources of Micro Nutrition food . Paneer are best and high sources of calcium .Palak Paneer food good for school going children . It is a very Nutritious food . Paneer good for old age people . It is easily digested food .
Ingredients :
1. Spinach - 500 gm
2. Onion Paste - 1 table Spoon
3. Onion - 1 , Peel the onion and cut into very finely slices pieces . Keep a side .
4. Ginger Paste - 1 table spoon
5. Garlic paste - 1 table spoon
6. Garam Masala Powder - 1 tea spoon
7. Paneer - 300 gm , cut the paneer into cube pieces .
8.Oil as required
9. Salt to taste
10. Sugar - 1 tea spoon
11. Turmeric powder - 1 tea spoon
12. Ripe tomato - 1 , cut into small pieces
13. Bay leaves - 2 pieces
14. Whole cumin seeds - 1/2 tea spoon
15. Kashmiri Dry red chili paste - 1 tea spoon
16. Dry red chili paste - 1 tea spoon
17. Cumin seeds paste - 1 tea spoon
18. Coriander seeds paste - 1 tea spoon
Methods :
1. Wash and clean the spinach from the water . Keep a sides .
2. Cut hard steam parts from all the spinach .
3. Take a bowl . Pour the water into the bowl . Soak the spinach leaves into the water for about 2 hours .
4. After 2 hours , take out the spinach from the water and drain the water .
5. Take a wok or pan . Then add 3 cups of water into the pan . Now add salt and spinach into the pan . Cover and close the lid . Cook for 5 minutes . After 5 minutes switch off the flame . Cool the spinach for about 30 minutes . Keep a side .
6. Strain the boiled palak or spinach . Divide to the boiled spinach stock and keep a side . Take a mixer grinder jar machine . Then add boiled spinach . Blended it very well . Keep a side .
7. Take a pan . Then add oil . When oil is completely hot . Then add paneer cubes into oil . Fry for few seconds . Then take out the paneer pieces from the hot oil . Keep aside .
8. Now add few drops of oil into the pan . when oil is hot and smoke . Then add bay leaf , whole cumin seeds . Fry till golden brown color .
9. Then add finely chopped onion stir fry till onion are transparent .
10. Next add onion paste and ginger paste . Fry until golden brown color and raw aroma of the spices goes away .
11. Now add finely chopped tomatoes pieces . Fry till tomatoes are soft . Then add salt to taste , turmeric powder and sugar . Mix it very well . Saute for few seconds .
12. Now add kashmiri dry red chili paste , dry red chili paste , cumin paste , garlic paste , coriander seeds paste . Stir and fry till golden brown color . Fry till separates oil from the masala .
13. Then add spinach puree with spinach stock into the masala . Mix it very well .
14. Now add fried paneer cubes into the palak puree . Mix it very well . Add 1 tea spoon garam masala powder . Mix it very well . Cook for 10 minutes .
15. When palak starts to thicken . Then switch off the flame .
16. Pour the palak paneer into the bowl .
17. Serve hot . Serve the palak paneer with your choice's food .
