Vegetables & legumes
Palak Paneer
Indian fresh cheese in a creamy spiced spinach sauce.
VegetarianGluten-free
Ingredients
- 400 g fresh spinach
- 250 g paneer cheese, diced
- 1 onion
- 3 garlic cloves
- 20 g fresh ginger
- 200 g crushed tomato
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 80 g cooking cream
- 30 g oil
- Salt to taste
Step-by-step
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- Put the spinach in the mixing bowl and blanch 4 min/Varoma/speed 1 with 100 g water. Drain and set aside.
- Without washing, put in the onion, garlic and ginger and blend 5 sec/speed 5.
- Add the oil and sauté 6 min/120°C/speed 1.
- Add the tomato, cumin and chili and cook 8 min/100°C/speed 1.
- Return the spinach and blend 30 sec/speed 7 into a smooth purée.
- Add the cream and garam masala and cook 5 min/90°C/speed 1.
- Add the diced paneer and cook 4 min/90°C/reverse/spoon speed.
- Adjust the salt and serve hot.
Tips
- Lightly pan-fry the paneer for a better texture.
- You can replace the paneer with firm tofu for a vegan version.
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