Zulekha's Kitchen

Palak Paneer is a creamy , delicious vegetarian Indian dish . The recipe consist of paneer in thick gravy made of Spinach puree , seasoned with spices . Here in this Recipe I have saute paneer in butter , to give more flavor to the dish . In fact some add crumbled paneer in the gravy , where as some add tomato and sugar to balance the taste .Here is my version of Palak Paneer .....! INGREDIENTS :  1 bunch spinach  150 gms paneer  1 tsp coriander powder  1 tsp kasuri methi ( optional )  2 -3 green chillies  1-2 bay leaves  1/4 tsp cumin seeds  50 -70 gms cashews  4-5 cloves of garlic butter  1 small onion finely chopped  1/4 tsp garam masala  1/4 tsp red chilly powder  2 -3  tbsp cream 1 tomato  ( peeled and chopped ) ginger julienne for garnish lemon wedges  sat to taste  vegetable oil /ghee /butter  METHOD :  Rin...

Paneer is a fresh cheese or curd cheese made by curdling heated milk with lemon juice , vinegar or curd / yogurt .Many vegetarian curries , appetizers and desserts are made by adding paneer as the main Ingredient.  I prefer home made paneer and love it, with paratha in my breakfasts or in my dinners too. Here is my Recipe of how to make Home Made Paneer . INGREDIENTS : 1 and 1/4 full fat milk  2  tsp  lemon or 2 tsp vinegar or 1/4 cup yoghurt/curd salt ( optional )  METHOD :  Boil the milk in a large pot. ( I have used full fat buffalo's milk , but can use full fat cow's milk as well ) Add the lemon juice or curd or vinegar and stir the milk. Once you add the lemon juice or vinegar or curd , immediately the milk will curdle up , switch off the gas . Add some ice water or ice cubes to prevent the paneer to cook more further and become hard. Let it rest for 2-3 minutes. On a large strainer , keep a musli...