Lunch

Palak Paneer (Low-cream)

35 min 3 serves Dt Manthan Sharma
PaneerHigh ProteinVegetarian

Ingredients

  • •500 g spinach, blanched 2 min and puréed
  • •150 g paneer, cubed
  • •1 small onion, 1 small tomato
  • •1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
  • •¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp red chilli, ½ tsp cumin, ¼ tsp garam masala
  • •1 tsp oil, salt, 1 tbsp curd (instead of cream)

Method

  1. 1

    Blanch spinach in boiling water 2 min, drop into ice water, drain and purée.

  2. 2

    Heat oil, splutter cumin. Add onion and sauté till soft.

  3. 3

    Add ginger-garlic paste and cook 1 min. Add tomato and cook till soft.

  4. 4

    Add turmeric and red chilli. Cook 1 min.

  5. 5

    Add the spinach purée, ½ cup water and salt. Simmer 5 min.

  6. 6

    Fold in paneer and whisked curd. Simmer 3 min. Finish with garam masala. Serve with roti.

Dietitian's tip

Curd replaces cream — the sabzi stays rich without the saturated fat. Fits the heart-healthy plan.

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Recipe authored by Dt Manthan Sharma · © Dietwalaa