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PALAK PANEER - INDIAN SPINACH CURRY WITH HOMEMADE FRESH CHEESE

Palak Paneer - Indian Spinach Curry with Homemade Fresh Cheese image

Recipe video above. A dish this iconic demands to be made properly - from scratch, with lots of fresh spinach and homemade paneer (Indian fresh cheese!) This is a magnificent vegetarian curry, packed with an extraordinary amount of nutrition and goodness!

Provided by Nagi

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

1 batch homemade Paneer ((Indian fresh cheese; recipe linked below))
30g / 2 tbsp ghee or unsalted butter ((for pan frying, Note 2))
30g/2 tbsp ghee or unsalted butter ((Note 2))
1 1/2 onions (, finely chopped (brown or yellow))
1 tsp fenugreek seeds (whole) ((Note 3))
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
3/4 tsp salt (, kosher/cooking salt (if using table salt, reduce by 1/4 tsp))
1/4 tsp black pepper
2 garlic cloves (, finely chopped)
2 tsp ginger (, finely grated (20g))
2 tomatoes (, peeled, seeded and diced (Note 4))
1 green chilli (, finely sliced (cayenne, Note 5))
700g/ 1.4lb fresh spinach leaves (English spinach) (, thoroughly washed and roughly chopped (~9 cups very tightly packed) (Note 6))
1/4 cup water
1/3 cup + 1 tbsp cream ((pure, heavy or thickened))
1 tbsp lemon juice

Steps:

Saute onion & spices: Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion, fenugreek, cumin, coriander, salt and pepper. Cook for 3 minutes until onion is softened but not golden.
Add garlic and ginger, cook for 2 minutes.
Add the tomato and chilli, cook for 3 minutes on a medium heat.
Add spinach: Add about 1/3 of the spinach - or as much as you can handle in the pot (!) - and stir until wilted. Then add more spinach along with the water, cook again until wilted. Repeat until all the spinach is wilted.
Cook 10 minutes: Cook, stirring every now and then, for 10 minutes still on a medium heat.
Cream & lemon: Add the cream and lemon juice. Cook, stirring gently, for 3 minutes.
Puree half spinach: Remove half the spinach into a tall container and blend it to a puree using a stick blender. Pour pureed spinach back into the pot, and stir to combine.
Add Pan Fried Paneer: Gently stir in golden pan-fried paneer (see below). Stir gently to mix through.
Serve over basmati rice with fluffy, chewy homemade naan on the side!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 510 kcal, Carbohydrate 27 g, Protein 16 g, Fat 39 g, SaturatedFat 24 g, TransFat 1 g, Cholesterol 127 mg, Sodium 647 mg, Fiber 4 g, Sugar 20 g, ServingSize 1 serving

RED PEPPER, SPINACH AND GOAT CHEESE DIP

Red Pepper, Spinach and Goat Cheese Dip image

Discover your new favorite dip with this Red Pepper, Spinach and Goat Cheese Dip recipe. Made with KRAFT Italian Roasted Red Pepper Dressing, onion, tomato basil pasta sauce, cream cheese, goat cheese and more, this spinach and goat cheese dip will please every palate.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Dips & Spreads

Time 45m

Yield 32 servings (2 Tbsp. each)

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1/4 cup KRAFT Italian Roasted Red Pepper Dressing
1 onion, chopped
1 red pepper, chopped
1 pkg. (5 oz.) baby spinach leaves
1 cup CLASSICO Tomato and Basil Pasta Sauce
1 pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
2 pkg. (4 oz. each) goat cheese
1/4 cup tightly packed fresh basil leaves, chopped

Steps:

Heat oven to 400ºF.
Heat dressing in large skillet over medium heat. Add onions and peppers; cook, stirring constantly, 5 min. or until crisp-tender.
Add spinach; cook, stirring frequently, 2 to 3 min. or just until wilted. Stir in pasta sauce; simmer over medium-low heat 5 min., stirring occasionally. Remove skillet from heat.
Beat cream cheese and goat cheese in bowl with mixer until blended; spread onto bottom of 9-inch pie plate sprayed with cooking spray.
Spoon pasta sauce mixture around edge of cream cheese mixture.
Bake 18 to 20 min. or until dip is heated through.
Top with basil.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 60, Fat 4.5 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 15 mg, Sodium 115 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 2 g