Saag Paneer
Saag Paneer is a very delicious dish made from the fresh greens such as spinach, sarso, bathua cooked with spices and paneer. I have used fresh spinach in the dish. It is served with roti, naan or rice.
Servings 4 people
Calories 349kcal
Ingredients
- 250 g spinach washed and blanched
- 250 g paneer cut into one inch cube
- 1 large onion grated
- 1 large tomato grated
- 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
- 2 tbsp oil
- 2 tbsp ghee clarified butter
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder haldi
- 1/4 tsp kitchen king masala (optional)
- 1/2 tsp coriander cumin powder
- 1 tsp red chili powder (Or green chili paste as per spice level needed)
- 1 tbsp dried feugreek leaves kasuri methi crushed between palms
- 1 bayleaf
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp chopped garlic
- salt to taste
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Heat a tsp of oil in a pan. Add the paneer cubes.
- Fry them till golden on both sides.
- Remove them in a plate and keep aside.
- In a frying pan heat one tbsp oil and one tbsp ghee.
- When the oil and ghee mixture is heated, add bay leaf and cumin seed. Once the seeds crackle, add ginger garlic paste.
- Saute the ginger garlic paste for a minute or till it softens and the raw aroma of garlic and ginger is gone.
- Add the grated onion and saute.
- Saute till the onion gets translucent and golden brown.
- Add the grated tomato and mix well.
- Once the tomato softens add turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander cumin powder, garam masala, salt, and kitchen king masala.
- Mix well all spices and saute till the mixture leaves oil from the edges.
- Keep on adding little water to avoid the spices to get burnt and cook till the mixture leaves oil.
- Add kasuri methi crushed between palms and mix well.
- Now add the blanched and chopped spinach. Mix well.
- Remove the prepared spinach mixture in a bowl and with the help of a stick blender, crush into a coarse mixture.
- The saag is ready and keep it aside.
- Just before serving, heat the remaining oil and ghee in the pan..
- Add cumin seeds and chopped garlic. (since I did not had fresh garlic, I have used garlic powder).
- Add the prepared saag and saute.
- Add the fried paneer cubes. Toss well.
- The saag paneer is ready to serve. Serve it hot with roti, naan, paratha or rice.
Nutrition
Calories: 349kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 60mg | Sodium: 83mg | Potassium: 442mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 6115IU | Vitamin C: 21.7mg | Calcium: 375mg | Iron: 2.3mg