Palak Paneer Recipe - Dhaba Style | Indian Main-Course
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Palak Paneer Recipe - Dhaba Style | Indian Main-Course
INGREDIENTS:
- Onion - 2 {finely chopped}
- Coconut - 1/4 cup
- Potato - 1/4 cup {roughly diced}
- Carrots - 1/4 cup {roughly diced}
- Cauliflower - 1/4 cup {small florets}
- Beans - 1/4 cup {chopped}
- Paneer - 50g {cubes}
- Oil - 2 tbsp + as required to shallow fry veggies
- Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
- Curry Leaves - 4-5
- Green Chilis - 2 {slit}
- Dry Red Chilis - 3 + 1
- Bay Leaf - 2
- Ginger Garlic Paste - 1/2 tbsp
- Blended Tomatoes - 6 Medium
- Salt - as per taste
- Kashmiri Red Chili Powder - 1 tsp
- Black Pepper - 1/4 tsp
- Amchoor Powder - 1 tsp
- Garam Masala - 1 tsp
- Sambhar Masala - 1 tsp
- Sugar - 1/4 tsp
- Coriander - handful [chopped]
- Corn Flour - 1/2 tsp
- Capsicum - 1/4 cup {roughly diced}
- Coconut Milk - 3 tbsp
- Tadka Garnish : Oil - 1 tsp
- Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Split Bengal Gram / Chana Dal- 1/2 tsp - N/A
- Split Skinless Black Gram / Dhuli Urad Dal- 1/2 tsp - N/A
- Curry Leaves - 2-3
- Dry Red Chili - 1
- Coriander - 1 tsp {finely chopped}
RECIPE STEPS:
- Start by heating up a pan, add a tablespoon of oil. To the hot oil, add the cumin seeds. Let them splutter, then add bayleaf, grated ginger, chopped garlic and green chili. Stir well.
- Once slightly cooked, add one roughly chopped onion and stir.. Add lil bit of salt and cook till it goes pink. Add the chopped tomatoes and cook till they are mushy.
- Switch off the flame and let the pan cool a little bit. Then add in the smooth yogurt and stir well for about a minute. Time for the spices – ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp coriander powder, ½ tsp cumin powder, ½ tsp red chili powder and then grate in some nutmeg.
- Start the flame in low, and stir well and cook until starts getting a simmer. If the mixture seems dry 2-3 more tbsp. yogurt can be added. Add the sugar and mix well, then comes in the chopped spinach.
- Keep stirring and cook till the volume reduces, and the spinach is slightly wilted. After the volume is reduced, cook for another minute. Switch off the flame, add the coriander mix and make a paste out of it.
- Heat up a pan, add the paste and get it to a simmer.. Add more salt if required, also add the 2 tbsp cream. Mix well.
- Grate about 25-30 grams of paneer straight in the pan, and chop rest.. Mix well, and Serve Hot! Enjoy :)
RECIPE NOTES :
Notes:<br/>Paste : Its upto you to make a thick, coarse paste with specks of spinach, and so on or make a silky smooth one.. I personally like the thick paste with specks which hand blender makes well :)<br/>Tips on the Green Color : Adding something acidic helps, like curd or lemon.. Curd is in the recipe which gives a good taste and helps. Do not Cover the pan at all, always cook in open pan.<br/>I prefer to just chop the spinach and use.. If you wish, you can blanch the spinach, then chop and then add.. But I prefer this way. If blanching is your thing, you can add a pinch of baking soda in the water.. it will make sure its greener!<br/>½ tsp Slightly Broiled and Hand Crushed Dry Kasoori Methi/Fenugreek can be added in the end.<br/>If you wish, you can fry the paneer. Or add about ½ tsp oil in a pan, add the paneer and kind of shallow fry them then add the paste..<br/>If you want strands of onions in the end result, you can chop 1 more onion into Half Moons and then kind of open them.. Then take ½ tsp oil in a pan and then add the onions cook for a minute then add the puree.. The place I had palak paneer had such onion strands.. Bothways taste amusing!