Name: Palak Paneer Curry
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4-5 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3 tbsp ghee or oil; 1/2 onion (finely chopped); 1 green chili (finely chopped); 1 tbsp Ginger-Garlic paste; 2 1/4 cups spinach; 1/2 cup Water ((or as needed for desired consistency)); 14 ounces paneer cubes ((extra firm tofu can also be used)); 4 tbsp heavy cream or cashew paste (to garnish); 1 medium tomato (finely chopped); 1 tbsp cumin seeds; 1 1/2 tbsp coriander powder; 2 tsp garam masala powder; red chili powder (to taste); salt (to taste)

Palak Paneer Curry

By :Subhadra Burugula

Paneer pieces cooked in mildly spiced delicious Spinach gravy and its ready to serve with rice or Naan.

Course

Side Dish

Cuisine

Indian

Difficulty

Easy

Browse Category

Side Dishes, Vegan & Vegetarian

Duration

15-30 min

Diet	Gluten Free, Keto, Low Carb, Vegetarian

Cooking Technique

Pressure Cook, Sauté

Main Ingredient

Paneer, Spinach

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Servings

4-5 servings

Ingredients

3 tbsp ghee or oil
1/2 onion finely chopped
1 green chili finely chopped
1 tbsp Ginger-Garlic paste
2 1/4 cups spinach
1/2 cup Water (or as needed for desired consistency)
14 ounces paneer cubes (extra firm tofu can also be used)
4 tbsp heavy cream or cashew paste to garnish
1 medium tomato finely chopped

Spices

1 tbsp cumin seeds
1 1/2 tbsp coriander powder
2 tsp garam masala powder
red chili powder to taste
salt to taste

Course

Side Dish

Cuisine

Indian

Difficulty

Easy

Browse Category

Side Dishes, Vegan & Vegetarian

Duration

15-30 min

Diet	Gluten Free, Keto, Low Carb, Vegetarian

Cooking Technique

Pressure Cook, Sauté

Main Ingredient

Paneer, Spinach

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Servings

4-5 servings

Ingredients

3 tbsp ghee or oil
1/2 onion finely chopped
1 green chili finely chopped
1 tbsp Ginger-Garlic paste
2 1/4 cups spinach
1/2 cup Water (or as needed for desired consistency)
14 ounces paneer cubes (extra firm tofu can also be used)
4 tbsp heavy cream or cashew paste to garnish
1 medium tomato finely chopped

Spices

1 tbsp cumin seeds
1 1/2 tbsp coriander powder
2 tsp garam masala powder
red chili powder to taste
salt to taste

Instructions

Put instant pot on sauté high mode. Add ghee and let it get hot, add cumin seeds and fry well.
Add onions and green chili, sauté, then add tomatoes, fry till mushy.
Add in the spice powders and salt, mix well, then add in the spinach, water and mix. Turn off sauté mode.
Put the lid, vent to sealing position. Do manual high 2 minutes and Quick release after 2 minutes in warm mode.
Now grind the spinach onion tomato mix using a hand blender or in a regular blender to a fine paste. Add in more water to desired consistency and put on saute mode high for 5 minutes or so.
Add garam masala and mix, then add in the Toasted or untoasted paneer cubes and simmer for 2 to 4 minutes.
Serve with Cream or cashew paste if desired.

Recipe Notes

Vegans can use Oil instead of ghee and Extra firm Tofu instead of Paneer.

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Subhadra Burugula

Social media: https://www.facebook.com/subbucooks/ https://www.instagram.com/subbucooks/ http://www.youtube.com/c/subbucooks Subhadra is born & raised in India currently living in Texas. She is very passionate about cooking and Photography. Her main motto is to provide tasty, healthy and easy recipes so that others can prepare a delicious meal for their families. Even though she is busy with her day job she tries to keep up with her blog and YouTube channel. She is a big foodie and loves to create new recipes. Subhadra has received lot of praise and compliments on social media for her recipes, especially Instant Pot recipes. All her recipes are Vegetarian and Vegan friendly.