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Saag Paneer

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Saag Paneer

Fresh paneer cheese in a creamy, spiced spinach sauce — a classic vegetarian British-Indian dish. Pan-frying the paneer in butter until golden before it goes into the sauce is what gives it a light crust, so the cubes hold their shape rather than dissolving into the spinach.

Total time
40 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
25 min
Difficulty
medium
Cuisine
Indian
vegetarian

Ingredients

400gpaneer, cubed
600gfresh spinach
1large onion, finely diced
4 clovesgarlic, minced
2 tspfresh ginger, grated
2 tspcumin
1 tspcoriander
1 tspturmeric
1/2 tspgaram masala
1/2 cupcream
3 tbspbutter
saltto taste
naanto serve

Instructions

1

Wilt spinach in boiling water 2 minutes. Drain and blend to a puree.

2

Pan-fry paneer in butter until golden. Remove.

3

Sauté onion in butter until golden. Add garlic, ginger and spices.

4

Add spinach puree and cream. Simmer 5 minutes.

5

Add paneer. Heat through. Season. Serve with naan.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
515
Protein
24.2g
Fat
40.8g
Carbs
15.3g
Fiber
4.3g
Sodium
153mg

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