Asian Recipe « Easy Palak Paneer

A delicious Indian dish, good on its own or served with rice or naan bread. Substitute tofu for paneer to make it vegan.

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 1 onion, diced
• 6 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 2 teaspoons ground turmeric
• 2 teaspoons garam masala
• 2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
• 2 teaspoons curry powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup water
• 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
• 3 tomatoes, diced
• 2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger root
• 2 cups cubed paneer

Cooking Directions

1. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion until slightly tender, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, coriander, turmeric, garam masala, red pepper flakes, curry powder, cumin, and salt; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.
2. Mix water, spinach, tomatoes, and ginger into the onion mixture; simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from heat and cool slightly, about 5 minutes.
3. Transfer spinach mixture to a blender and blend until smooth.
4. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir paneer until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Stir pureed spinach mixture into skillet with paneer. Cook until heated through, 3 to 5 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories194.7
• carbohydrateContent16.3 g
• cholesterolContent11.3 mg
• fatContent9.4 g
• fiberContent5.7 g
• proteinContent14.6 g
• saturatedFatContent3 g
• sodiumContent772.6 mg
• sugarContent4.6 g