lehsuni palak paneer video Video by Tarla Dalal
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Lehsuni Palak Paneer Recipe (Lasooni Palak Paneer Sabzi) Video by Tarla Dalal
Preparation Time
20 Mins
Cooking Time
15 Mins
Total Time
35 Mins
Makes
4.00 servings
Ingredients
For Lehsuni Palak Paneer
1 1/2 cups spinach (palak) puree
1 1/2 cups paneer (cottage cheese) cubes
1 tbsp oil
2 tbsp ghee
1 black cardamom (badi elaichi)
1 small stick cinnamon (dalchini)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1/2 tbsp green chilli paste
2 tbsp finely chopped garlic (lehsun)
1 cup finely chopped onion
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1 tsp chilli powder
2 tsp coriander-cumin seeds (dhania-jeera) powder
1/2 cup chopped tomato
1 tbsp fresh cream
1 tbsp dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi)
salt to taste
For The Tempering
2 tbsp ghee
1 tbsp roughly chopped garlic (lehsun)
1/2 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
Method
For lehsuni palak paneer
- To make lehsuni palak paneer, heat 1 tbsp oil in broad pan, shallow fry the paneer cubes on medium flame until golden brown from all sides.
- Immerse the paneer in a bowl of warm water and keep aside.
- Heat ghee in a deep pan, add cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and cumin seeds, sauté for few seconds.
- Add chilli paste, garlic and onions, cook on medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes until light golden brown.
- Add turmeric powder, chili powder, coriander cumin seeds powder and little water. Mix well.
- Add tomatoes and cook on medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Add the spinach puree, shallow fried paneer cubes, salt and 1/4 cup water.
- Mix well and cook on medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Add fresh cream and kasuri methi, cook for another 2 minutes.
- For the tempering, heat ghee in small pan, add garlic, sauté for few seconds.
- Switch off the flame and add kashmiri red chilli and kashmiri chilli powder.
- Pour the tempering over the sabzi.
- Serve lehsuni palak paneer hot.
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