Palak Paneer (Curried Spinach)

Name: Palak Paneer (Curried Spinach)
Total time: 64
Yield: 4
Ingredients: ¼ cup vegetable oil; 1 onion, chopped; 1 tablespoon minced garlic; 3 whole cloves; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon ground black pepper; ¼ teaspoon garlic powder; ¼ teaspoon cumin seeds; ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ¼ teaspoon red chile powder; ¼ teaspoon onion powder; ¼ teaspoon ground ginger; ½ cup water; ½ teaspoon tomato paste; 2 (5 ounce) packages baby spinach; 1 ½ cups cubed paneer (Indian cheese curd); ¼ cup heavy whipping cream

Recipe by maliland from allrecipes.com

Dinner 1 Hr. 4 Mins.

Ingredients

4 servings

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¼ cup vegetable oil
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1 onion, chopped
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1 tablespoon minced garlic
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3 whole cloves
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½ teaspoon salt
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½ teaspoon ground black pepper
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¼ teaspoon garlic powder
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¼ teaspoon cumin seeds
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¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon

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¼ teaspoon red chile powder
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¼ teaspoon onion powder
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¼ teaspoon ground ginger
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½ cup water
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½ teaspoon tomato paste
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2 (5 ounce) packages baby spinach
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1 ½ cups cubed paneer (Indian cheese curd)
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¼ cup heavy whipping cream

Instructions

Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until lightly browned, about 8 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low; stir in cloves, salt, pepper, garlic powder, cumin seeds, cinnamon, red chile powder, onion powder, and ground ginger. Cook until fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes.
Stir water and tomato paste into the pot. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer until flavors combine, about 10 minutes. Stir spinach into the pot; simmer, covered, until wilted, about 10 minutes. Uncover and cook until liquid evaporates and oil separates, 3 to 5 minutes.
Transfer spinach mixture carefully to a blender. Cover and hold lid down with an oven mitt; puree until smooth.
Pour spinach puree back into the pot. Stir in paneer and heavy cream. Cover and simmer over medium heat until paneer is heated through, 5 to 7 minutes.