Saag Paneer Recipe
Course
Main Dish
Cuisine
Indian
,
North Indian
Servings
Prep Time
3
people
20
minutes
Cook Time
20
minutes
Servings
Prep Time
3
people
20
minutes
Cook Time
20
minutes
Ingredients
250
grams
paneer
cubed
1
bunch
spinach
1
cup
Fenugreek leaves
2
inches
radish root
peeled & chopped
1/2
inch
Ginger
chopped
1
inch
cinnamon stick
2
Dry Red Chillies
1
onion
roughly chopped
1
green chili
chopped
2
garlic
chopped
1
tomato
chopped
1
Bay leaf (tej patta)
1/8
tsp
turmeric
optional
1/2
tsp
red chili powder
1
tbsp
gram flour/maize flour
1
tsp
Kasuri Methi (Dried Fenugreek Leaves)
crushed
2
tbsp
Oil
Salt
to taste
Instructions
Blanch the spinach, fenugreek leaves, and radish. Drain and blend to get a semi coarse paste.
Shallow fry the paneer cubes till light golden.
Grind onion, ginger, garlic, and chili to a fine paste.
Heat oil and fry the cinnamon, red chilies and bay leaf till the oil becomes fragrant, about a minute.
Now add the onion paste and brown this paste, while stirring continuously.
Add tomatoes, turmeric and red chili powder and sauté till the tomatoes become soft.
Add the spinach-fenugreek-radish paste.
Stir and add makki ka atta (maize flour) or besan (gram flour). Stir well to avoid any lumps.
Add salt, half-cup water and simmer for 5-7 minutes.
Finally, add the fried paneer cubes and crushed kasoori methi.
Simmer saag paneer for a minute.
Serve hot with roti, paratha, or naan.