Palak Paneer
A popular speciality, you will enjoy cooking this combination. 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:
500gms spinach chopped and washed
1 1/2 tablespoon oil
3/4 teaspoon cumin
1 large onion, chopped
1” ginger, cubed or grated
3 cloves garlic, crushed
2 tomatoes, chopped
green chillies to taste, chopped
a pinch turmeric
250grams cottage cheese, cubed
1 tablespoon butter or cream (optional)
METHOD:
1. Put the spinach in a large, microwave-safe bowl, cover and microwave on 100% power for 6 minutes. Stand 3-4 minutes then blend according to your preference, either totally smooth or to a knobby puree.
2. Into the same dish, put the oil. Microwave 100% (or MW 70% + Convection 200 degrees) for 2(1) minutes. Drop in the cumin. Continue to cook at the same power level for 1 minute. Add the onion, ginger and garlic and cook 4 minutes. The mixture will be very fragrant.
3. Add the tomatoes and chillies. Cook at the same level 6(5) minutes or till the oil starts to separate. Add the turmeric and cook another 30 seconds.
4. Stir in the pureed spinach and cottage cheese and Microwave at 60% power for 5 minutes.
5. If wished, stir in the butter or cream just before serving.
Serves 4-6
Handy Tip:
You may do step 1 any day you have some free time and freeze it for use on another occasion.
# 1 by Themax
November 5th, 2009 at 1:39 am #
very nice recipe Thank you
# 2 by Darla Smith
November 5th, 2009 at 9:38 am #
Sounds like a very delicious recipe. Thanks for sharing.
# 3 by chitragopi
November 5th, 2009 at 11:25 am #
Great. I can smell this now.
# 4 by larry84
November 5th, 2009 at 3:15 pm #
Sounds delish!
# 5 by cutedrishti8
November 5th, 2009 at 9:51 pm #
This is my favorite which I like to eat with Rice
# 6 by Radhika
November 6th, 2009 at 12:47 pm #
one of my favourite dishes
# 7 by Annashank
November 6th, 2009 at 7:16 pm #
Thank you for promoting this dish
# 8 by Maxthevir
November 7th, 2009 at 2:40 am #
Yummy! I’ll try it one day.
# 9 by johnnydod
November 7th, 2009 at 8:34 am #
I can easily adapt this to my Vegan way.. cool I need to go and eat hahaha
# 10 by Catrina Markus
November 7th, 2009 at 9:05 am #
sOUNDS TO ME THAT YOU ARE A GREAT CHEF!
# 11 by paperchaser
November 7th, 2009 at 10:56 am #
my fav
# 12 by lillyrose
November 10th, 2009 at 5:26 am #
sounds great yum yum
# 13 by redmail99
November 10th, 2009 at 6:47 am #
looks great….