Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, palak paneer (spinach cheese/tofu). It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Traditional versions of Indian palak paneer (creamy Indian spinach with cheese) and the similar dish of saag paneer are made from a soft cheese that is not aged, called paneer. For home cooks in the US, many westernized versions of this recipe use ricotta cheese for a reasonable fascimile in place of the paneer cheese. Traditionally palak paneer is a vegetarian Indian curry dish that is Medium/Hot in spice flavour using spices such as garam masala, turmeric, chilli, ginger and garlic.
Palak Paneer (Spinach Cheese/Tofu) is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Palak Paneer (Spinach Cheese/Tofu) is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook palak paneer (spinach cheese/tofu) using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Palak Paneer (Spinach Cheese/Tofu):
- Prepare 1 big bowl fresh spinach
- Make ready 1/2 bowl paneer/tofu
- Prepare 1 Chopped onion
- Take Ginger and garlic chopped
- Make ready Green chilli
- Take Spices
- Take Salt and oil
A similar dish called saag paneer is made with other leafy greens (such as mustard greens) and both originated in the Punjab region of Northern India. In a large skillet, (a non-stick works great here) heat a few tablespoons oil or ghee and season the oil generously with salt and pepper. Pan-sear the paneer or crispy tofu until golden and crispy, and set it aside, covered with foil. Add onion, ginger, garlic and chilies, and sauté until deeply golden and fragrant, stirring.
Instructions to make Palak Paneer (Spinach Cheese/Tofu):
- Roughly chopped and washed spinach
- Boil water followed by one tbsp salt and add washed spinach for 5-7 minutes
- Now drain it in a cold water and make a purée of it
- Now in a wok add one tbsp oil and cumin seeds,add ginger garlic and onion and sauté it for 2-4 minutes,now add spices and give it a good mix and add purée into it,give it a good boil and add Paneer/tofu into it…
- Serve it with naan or chapati with love 💕
We still named this dish as Palak Paneer even if it does not contain Paneer Cheese. We use tofu instead to make our Palak Paneer dairy-free and suitable for vegans. Paneer is not always easy to find. Of course, you could make fresh paneer at home, as it's not that difficult, but tofu is a great option to substitute the cheese in this curry. Palak Paneer or spinach with Indian cottage cheese (paneer) is a very popular Indian recipe, one that you find on the menu card of every Indian restaurant and this Palak Tofu recipe is exactly the same, the only difference is that I have swapped the paneer with tofu.
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