Palak Paneer

India

Also known as Saag Paneer

About Palak Paneer

Palak Paneer is a popular North Indian dish of soft cubes of paneer cheese in a smooth, bright green spinach sauce. "Palak" means spinach, and paneer is a fresh, non-melting Indian cheese.

The spinach is blanched and blended into a purée, then cooked with onions, tomatoes, garlic, ginger and green chilies, and seasoned with garam masala and cumin. A little cream or butter makes the sauce rich and silky.

It is a classic vegetarian dish in Punjabi cooking and is served with naan, roti or rice. A similar dish made with mixed greens such as mustard leaves is called saag paneer.

Ingredients

• spinach
• paneer
• garlic
• ginger
• garam masala
• cream
• tomatoes