Saag Paneer

Serves 4

stewed spinach and paneer come together for a delicious dinner.

By Suruchi Avasthi
Prep

10 minutes

Cook

15 minutes

Categories

vegetarian


Ingredients

  • 2 16oz bags frozen chopped spinach, thawed (the water does not need to be squeezed out of the frozen spinach!)
  • 1 1/4 cup water
  • 1/2 cup tomato masala*
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp garam masala
  • 1 1/2 tsp chaat masala
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1 1/2 cups paneer, cubed (you can add more if you prefer!)

Instructions

  1. In a large stove top pot, add the thawed spinach and water. Bring up to a boil and cook for about 7 - 8 minutes. If the spinach looks dry at any point, at another 1/4 cup water as needed.
  2. Remove from heat. Using a hand held immersion blender (or a blender), blend the spinach until desired consistency is reached. I don't like to blend too much as a I like a little bit of texture - we're NOT going for a soup texture here!
  3. Add the tomato masala, salt, garam masala, chaat masala, and turmeric. Stir until combined. Taste and adjust spices as desired.
  4. Add the sour cream and stir to combine. Adjust salt as desired.
  5. Add the paneer cubes and stir to coat.
  6. Place the saag paneer back on the stove and on low heat, warm through.
  7. Serve warm with rice or roti. Enjoy!

* I keep tomato masala in my fridge at all times to make sabzi's like this. This is a great recipe to use - just half or quarter it for your cooking needs.