Palak paneer is a spinach dish made with a combination of leafy spinach
and paneer (homemade cottage cheese). Garlic, ginger, onion are sautéed in a pan. Cumin, coriander, tumeric powder and some spices are added with a desired amount of sour cream. Spinach is until well cooked. The dish is removed from the heat. Once cooled it is mixed in a blender with our chef’s special tomato based sauce until pureed.
In a medium frying pan, paneer is fried in light oil until brown and the spinach puree is added with some spices, desired amount of cream and is cooked for 10 minutes.
| Spice level: |
Customers generally preferred this dish Medium heat. Kids love it mild and upon special request we can also make it Hot or Extra hot. |
| Kids friendly: |
Yes |
| Popularity: |
It is one of the most popular vegetarian dishes at our restaurant. Its popularity can now be traced around the world at all the South Asian restaurants. |
| How to order: |
Palak Paneer Bhaji is usually ordered with garlic naan and/or Rice, peas pulav. Each serving is usually good for one to two people. |
| Complementary dishes and drinks: |
Dishes: Chicken Tikka Masala, Tandoori Chicken, Lamb Rogan Josh
Drinks: Mango Lassi, Sweet Lassi or Pine-apple Lassi. |
| How to eat: |
It is eaten by dipping the naan in the spinach sauce or by pinching the paneer and spinach sauce with a piece of naan. It can also be eaten by mixing with your rice dish. |
| Origin: |
Palak paneer is one of the old north Indian dish which is an off shoot of the Punjabi – sarsoon ka saag, a Punjabi dish from the state of Punjab in India. |
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