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My review
Easy Palak Paneer
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Melanie Lacaille
"A delicious Indian dish, good on its own or served with rice or naan bread. Substitute tofu for paneer to make it vegan."
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Ingredients
59 m servings 195Original recipe yields 6 servings
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion until slightly tender, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, coriander, turmeric, garam masala, red pepper flakes, curry powder, cumin, and salt; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.
- Mix water, spinach, tomatoes, and ginger into the onion mixture; simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from heat and cool slightly, about 5 minutes.
- Transfer spinach mixture to a blender and blend until smooth.
- Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir paneer until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Stir pureed spinach mixture into skillet with paneer. Cook until heated through, 3 to 5 minutes.
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10/8/2018
I have always LOVED palak paneer, but never took the time to make it at home. This recipe is SO easy!! I sautéed baby Bella’s and red onions first, then added the spices and garlic/ginger. Then ...
9/26/2018
I realize how difficult it is to rate this recipe when I made changes to it. I used fresh spinach 1lb fresh is equal to 10oz frozen. My husband who is a restaurant palak paneer lover said it w...
9/13/2018
My family LOVED this dish, thank you, Melanie! We used cubed tofu rather than cheese and served it along with Jasmine rice. The 9 yo and 12 yo cleaned their plates ("this is spinach?") and asked...
8/15/2018
Surprisingly this tasted just like a dish from an Indian restaurant. We LOVED it. I couldn't believe it came from my kitchen! My only change was we didn't have the paneer cheese so I used feta ...
5/29/2018
Was very tasty. I omitted the red pepper flakes and added a few drops of lemon juice. I didn't have curry powder either.
5/12/2018
Not contempt with just cumin I added Garam Masala and it was delicious, thanks!
4/29/2018
good,. I only used one teaspoon of red pepper flakes, and it was plenty spicy for us. we all really liked it
1/31/2018
Great flavor, really enjoyed. Did add more liquid to get the consistency I wanted.