Friday, June 18, 2010

Palak Paneer

A popular  speciality , you will enjoy cooking this combination in the microwave,it cooks quickly without addition of water or loss of nutrients , the cottage cheese becomes soft and moist and the dish itself looks a very appetising bright green with white .Try it !




Ingredients :
500 gms spinch chopped and washed
1 1/2 tbsp oil
3/4 tsp cumin
1 large onion choped
1' ginger chopped
3 cloves garlic crushed
2 tomatoes chopped
green chillies to taste, chopped
a pinch turmeric
250 grm paneer cubed
1 tbsp butter or cream

Method :

   1. Put the spinach in a microwave safe bowl.cover and microwave on 100% power for 6 minutes.Stand  three  minutes&blend either totally smooth or to a knobbly pureee.
  2. Into the same dish , put the oil and microwave 100% for 2minutes.Drop in the cumin and continue to  cook at the same power for 1 minute .Add onion ,ginger, and garlic and cook 4 minutes.The mixture will be  very fragrant.
  3.Add the tomatoes and chillies .Cook for 5 minutes or till the oil starts to separate.
Add turmeric and cook for another 30 seconds.
  4.Stir in the pureed spinach and Paneer and Microwave at 60% power for 5 minutes .
  5. Stir in the butter or cream before serving .
(Serves 4-6)

Handy Hint:
You may do step 1 any day you have some free time and freeze it for use on another occassion .

16 comments:

  1. Hellons..
    Palak paneer looks yummy tou.Njangalke nalla eshtanu..

    Engane und school reopen ayte..How have you been??

    Love
    Kairali sisters

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  2. palak paneer look really delicious..i think this one is everyones favorite. u did it perfectly microwave method i like it very simple..
    nice picture too

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  4. very nice click and nice recipe too.

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  5. Ur PP looks so diff and yumm...nice pic..glad to find ur site n to follow

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  6. Wow... looks perfect... love the colors and the click!

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  8. Hey long time..how u ....
    palak paneer looks sop delicious...

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  9. Hi chechi..I am back..:)I guess have missed a few posts..Trying to get hold of everything very soon.
    palak panner always rocking dish..very inviting & tempting.

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  10. Delicious one..my favou..

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  11. Dear Sangeetha
    How are you? I am here after a long time but feeling good that I haven't missed many dishes.
    I like this dish and will cook soon.
    Have a nice weekend

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  12. How have you been..good to hear from you after a while thanks for your lovely wishes :-) hope evrything is fine with you

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