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palak paneer is one of the most popular indian paneer recipe along with paneer butter masala and kadai paneer.palak paneer is basically soft paneer cubes cooked in a smooth spinach curry.

this palak paneer recipe was requested by many readers and was in drafts for a long time. i had kept in the draftssince the final images were not so good. but then i have not made palak paneer since a long time, so thought ofpublishing the post.

this recipe is my moms version of making palak paneer. it has become a favorite with hubbs too, especially sincehe does not like palak much.

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vegans can substitute paneer with tofu in this palak paneer recipe. i have made and had palak tofu many timesand even with tofu, the palak gravy tastes good.

i have made a video with the images, showing the step by step method of making palak paneer recipe. myvoice plays in the background. there is also a background noise. i tried hard to eliminate the noise, but its stillthere. however, i hope you enjoy the video.palak paneer recipe video:

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if you are looking for more gravy based paneer recipes then do check paneer tikka masala, shahi paneer, matarpaneer, malai kofta, aloo paneer kofta and paneer manchurian.

if you are looking for dry paneer recipes then try quick paneer tikka, dry paneer tikka, chilli paneer, paneerbhurji and paneer tikka pizza.

palak paneer recipe below:

4.8 from 8 reviews

Prep time

30 mins

Cook time

10 mins

Total time

40 mins

palak paneer

palak paneer one of the most popular indian dishes. soft paneer cubes

cooked in a smooth spinach curry.

Author: dassana

Recipe type: main

Cuisine: north indian

Serves: 4

Ingredients

for the palak puree:

1 bunch fresh spinach/palak

1 or 2 green chilies, chopped

1 garlic (optional)

inch ginger, roughly chopped

for the palak curry:

1 small or medium sized onion, finely chopped

1 small or medium sized tomato, chopped Save Print

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tsp turmeric powder

tsp red chili powder (optional)

a pinch of asafoetida (optional)

tsp garam masala powder (add more if required)

1 bay leaf/tej patta

200 gms paneer or tofu

1 or 2 tbsp cream

2 tbsp oil or ghee or unsalted butter

1 tsp kasuri methi leaves/dry fenugreek leaves (optional)

salt as required

water as required

a few teaspoons of cream or butter for topping the palak paneer (optional)

Instructions

making the spinach puree:

rinse the spinach very wall in water.1.

boil water in a pan with some salt.2.

switch off the fire and add the spinach leaves in the hot water.3.

close with a lid and let the spinach leaves sit in the water for 2-3 mins.4.

drain and immediately add the leaves in a pan or bowl containing ice cold water.5.

this helps in preserving the green color of the spinach.6.

drain and then puree the spinach in a blender or hand blender with ginger, garlic and green

chilies.

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make a smooth puree.8.

making the palak curry:

heat oil or ghee in a pan or kadai.1.

fry the cumin first.2.

then add the bay leaves and onions.3.

fry till the onions become browned.4.

now add the garlic and tomatoes.5.

fry till the tomatoes become soft.6.

add the turmeric powder, red chili powder and asafoetida.7.

stir and fry for some seconds.8.

add the spinach puree.9.

add some water if required.10.

simmer for 6-7 minutes or more till the spinach is cooked.11.

lastly add salt and garam masala.12.

stir and add the paneer cubes.13.

cook the gravy till the paneer cubes become soft and succulent.14.

add cream and stir.15.

simmer for 30 seconds or a minute.16.

at this stage you can also add some crushed kasuri methi leaves.17.

stir and serve the palak paneer hot with some rotis, naan or jeera rice.18.

you can top the palak paneer with some butter or cream also while serving.19.

Notes

the paneer of tofu cubes can be also be lightly fried and then added to the curry. i this case, you dont

need to cook the paneer or tofu in the gravy as when frying they are already cooked.

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Sayantani May 22, 2013 1

Thats an incredibly vibrant colour. Dassana. love this recipe and your beautiful photography

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6 of 17 29-11-2013 17:44

thanks sayantani.

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anamika May 24, 2013 3

Healthy delicious recipe with an informative video Dassana ! Loved it

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dassana May 25, 2013 4

thanks anamika.

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Hari Chandana May 24, 2013 5

Very delicious recipe.. Your voice is sooo sweet, Dassana

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thanks chandana.

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Courtney @ The Fig Tree May 25, 2013 7

This looks wonderful Dassana! Palak Paneer is my fiancs favourite dish to order when we go out. Icannot wait to make it at home for him. Thank you for sharing!

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welcome courtney.

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prathibha May 26, 2013 9

Love the palak paneer..saw the video,its nicely done and ur voice is also very sweet dassana..

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thanks pratibha.

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Anam June 2, 2013 11

You are an inspiration! I hated cooking but with your help, i have started relishing the pure culinary joysyour palak paneer is so simple but delicious!!! tried and tested like so many others! thanks!

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dassana June 3, 2013 12

thanks anam for the positive feedback and for trying the palak paneer and other recipes.

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anuradha June 6, 2013 13

Dear Dassanaji,I have cooked a whole bunch of dishes following your recipes and videos and they have all been GREAT!Thank you so much. I follow quite a few indian cooking blogs and yours is my favourite! Well, rushing offto make your palak paneer recipe..again! p.s. yes, it also tastes awesome with tofu.Love and many thanks from Hamburg, Germany, Anuradha.

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dear anuradha jithanks for writing such a motivating comment.it helps me as well as other blog readers to try the recipes.love

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Gazelle June 10, 2013 15

Thank you! This recipe turned out beautifully, even though I didnt have all the spices. Its definitely themost time consuming recipe Ive ever used, but I grew up American (ie, I didnt cook and neither did myfamily!). Delicious!!! To those of you who have never cooked, dont be afraid to try this! Ill definitely bemaking this at least twice a month.

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thanks gazelle for writing such a positive feedback. i am sure it will inspire more readers to try thisdelicious palak paneer recipe.

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Melissa August 20, 2013 17

This recipe was really awesome and my daughters and husband loved it. Thank you for sharing it.

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dassana August 20, 2013 18

thanks melissa

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8 of 17 29-11-2013 17:44

Ive been playing around with home made Indian food for a couple years and just recently got seriousabout it. Your recipes have helped me perfect my techniques and make better food for my fianc andmyself. Most palak paneer recipes would tell you to use frozen spinach. Blanching the spinach is so, somuch better. As much as I love my local Indian restaurant, being able to make my own curries at home iswonderful. Thanks for the awesome recipes!

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dassana September 4, 2013 20

thanks lauren

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Nandita September 23, 2013 21

Came out excellent! Thanks again!

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thanks nandita for giving the feedback

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Nandita September 25, 2013 23

Hi Dassana,

I have 2 questions;

When I made this dish, the tomatoes i used were ripe, but firm, so they do not blend and mashed up reallywell, I finally let the onion-tomato mixture cool a little and put it in the blender. Do you face the sameproblem or have any suggestions regarding the same?

Also, I make Paneer at home just before making the curry, and have realised that the Paneer is super softand nice when the curry (any curry) is warm / hot; however, when the dish cools down the paneerhardens. Is it supposed to happen with paneer? Or is it happening because i over cooking it?

Thanks so much!

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hi nandita

1: i never have any issue with tomatoes when making an onion-tomato based gravy. in india we gettomatoes which blend very well and become mushy and soft when cooking. i suggest you to add apinch or two of salt when cooking tomatoes. it helps them to cook faster and also softens them.actually it depends upon the water content in the tomatoes. so when sauting, you can sprinkle somewater and saute. this will also soften the tomatoes.

2: with paneer, i have never faced this issue. even after the curry or sabzi cools down, the paneercubes are still soft. i wonder what is causing this issue with the paneer. a suggestion would be to justcook the paneer for a minute after you add them. then you can see whether they harden when youdo this way.

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parul September 30, 2013 25

Also want to ask uwhy didnt u use onion paste and tomato puree inspite of chopped.does it tastesdifferent??

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dassana October 4, 2013 26

the taste will be little different with onion paste and tomato puree. you can try the palak paneer thisway too.

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Nandita October 2, 2013 27

Hi Dassana, I am unable to use the reply link; nothing happens when i click on it, hence this new post.Thanks for both the suggestions, i will try them out soon for sure! Nandita

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alright nandita

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Brittney October 13, 2013 29

This was amazing and pretty much identical to my favorite restaurant Shalimar. I am so pleased with thisrecipe, thank you so much!

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welcome brittney. now you can enjoy restaurant style palak paneer at home Reply

swati October 17, 2013 31

hi, i wanted u to post d recipe of besan ladoo which we get in market i love besan ladoo please.

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i already have a besan ladoo posted on the blog. link below. i will be adding one more method &recipe of making besan ladoos soon.

http://www.vegrecipesofindia.com/besan-ladoo-ganesh-chaturthi-recipe/

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Krithikamohan October 21, 2013 33

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were mouth lingering. I won their hearts for cooking such delicious dishes..

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krithikamohan, glad to know that u r cooking excellent dishes now

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a October 22, 2013 35

Nice blog your description is so good every layman can understand the cooking recipe.we expect more recipies like this. Thank you.

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#fm October 23, 2013 36

Ur recipe is awesome! I loved it.Ill make it fr my parentsthnx fr sharing dassana.:)Thnx again.luv,fm

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welcome fm

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Radha Raghuram October 24, 2013 38

Dear Dasanna,

I am not the types who cook too often, but, off lately i have started to, since I have taken a break in mycareer. My hubby the other day said I am bored of this regular south indian food sambar rice and stuff, somake something in north Indian(Verbatim).

So thanks to google the first thing that came to mind was palak paneer, so, thats it I googled & gotGoogleed thoughThanks a Ton!.awesomethe video helped me so much, I have my system in theroom and I just cant mobilize my wifi to kitchen I dont get signal.so this video helped in pausing ineach step and then tada my palak paneer comes out awesome.

Thanks once again for this simple yet delicious recipelooking forward for a lot more of such recipes ofcourse with video please.

Great writing to to you. Glad that I managed to search this on Google.

Warm Wishes & Happy cooking!Radha Raghuram.

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welcome radha. your comment is very motivating for me. i am glad to know that u liked the palakpaneer recipe and the blog.

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manu October 25, 2013 40

Thnx.I ll prepare for this my husband.

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welcome manu

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kavya November 7, 2013 42

Too yummy..my favorite curry

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Aishwarya Rohini November 14, 2013 43

Hey Dassana, Im a college student and I made this palak paneer. What I made doesnt really taste like therestaurant paneer and I omitted some ingredients that I didnt have on hand. Could you please tell me whatingredients were essential to make this restaurant style? I omitted using:1 bay leaf/tej patta1 or 2 tbsp cream2 tbsp oil or ghee or unsalted butter1 tsp kasuri methi leaves/dry fenugreek leaves (optional)

I thought that the cream and butter were for consistency more than taste and I didnt have a bay leaf. Ididnt have kasuri methi either and it says optional so I didnt use it. Pls let me know what was an essentialingredient that altered the taste because Id very much like to make this again. Thank you for sharing!!

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dassana November 14, 2013 44

hi aishwarya,

1: palak is somewhat bland and has a typical taste. adding bay leaf/tej patta brings some flavor andaroma in the otherwise bland palak puree. so better not to skip it. if tej patta is not there, then addsome 2-3 cloves or 1/2 inch cinnamon.2: its also important to add cream as it balances the taste of the spinach and brings about a subtlesweetness in the dish. so i would not suggest to skip it either. you can also use malai. just whip it welland then add it to the palak paneer. if you are not adding cream, then 1 tbsp of maize flour (makkika atta) or gram flour (besan) can be added. this will thicken the gravy as well as bring a lightsweetness in the dish.3: some fat should be there. otherwise it will taste like a soup made without butter or oil.4: kasuri methi is not necessary. just to get the aroma in the dish.so next time when you make, dont skip on the tej patta and cream. you can substitute with theingredients that i have mentioned. they wont give you a restaurant like taste, but the palak paneerwill be good. also use oil or butter while making the palak paneer.

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ashish November 15, 2013 45

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thanks ashish

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ashish November 15, 2013 47

bohot achi hain aapki recipe mam

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hm November 26, 2013 48

will this work if i dont have a blender?

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you will have to boil the spinach leaves very well. dont add the stems. chop the leaves and cookthem till they are softened completely. then using a a slightly medium to large holed strainer mashthe leaves with a spoon or fork. you can also just mash with your fingers and no need to strain if thepuree does not have any fibrous parts. the puree you get you can use that. but its too cumbersome tocook this way.

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