This is my little take on Palak paneer. Palak panner or saag paneer is a gravy made of spinach or other green leafy vegetable and adding palak or any vegetable to it. The famous of all the palak paneer. Paneer is hung cheese that is obtained from curdling milk and tying in muslin cloth to remove all water and left with set milk solids.But this day I had no paneer , no mood to make paneer but frozen halloumi and I wanted to experiment. You could add some watercress or purple spinach or even kale as well along with spinach.
Need –
- Spinach – 2 bunch
- Onion – 1
- Tomato – 2
- Green chilli – 2
- Ginger – 1 inch
- Garlic – 1 pod
- Coriander – 1/4 cup
- Garam masala – 1 tsp
- Turmeric – a dash
- Salt
- Amchur – 1.2 tsp
- Lemon juice – 1 tsp
- Jeera – 1 tsp
- Bay leaf – 1
- Halloumi – 1 block
- Oil
Process –
- Remove water from halloumi and blot it. you could wash it to remove excess salt if you like and blot it. Cut into blocks and shallow fry in 2 tbsp oil.
- Blanch the spinach for 2 minutes and wash under cold water. Grind it along half an onion, chilli, tomato, coriander , ginger and garlic into a paste.
- In a pan take little oil or ghee , temper jeera and bay leaf. Sautee remaining half sliced onion and add the paste along with turmeric and garam masala. Cook till raw smell goes.
- Thin down with some water or little milk and bring to boil. Now add amchur , lime juice , salt and mix and toss the halloumi in it.
- Serve with rice or roti
- Be mindful of the salt as the cheese contains salt.
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