Saag Paneer - Keto Friendly, Gluten-Free, Vegetarian
This saag paneer is the ultimate weeknight meal. If you love spinach and cheese then you will devour this.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 410kcal
Ingredients
- 16 ounces spinach
- 14 ounces paneer
- 1 small bunch cilantro
- 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 small onion
- 2 tomatoes
- 2 green chilies
- 1 bay leave
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tbsp garam masala
- 1/4 tsp turmeric
- 3 tbsp heavy cream
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Bring a pot of water to a boil and salt it generously.
- Drizzle the paneer with 1 tbsp olive oil.
- Season the paneer with turmeric, salt, pepper, and 1 tsp garam masala.
- Fry the paneer over high heat for 1 minute on each side.
- Remove the fried paneer from the skillet and set aside.
- Roughly chop spinach.
- Add the spinach to the boiling water and cook for 1-2 minutes, drain completely.
- Place half of the spinach and coriander in a food processor and blend until pureed.
- Warm-up some oil in a pan.
- Add the bay leave and cumin seeds, let the cumin seeds pop.
- Stir in the remaining garam masala.
- Add the onions, tomatoes, and green chilies for 2-3 minutes or until translucent.
- Add the ginger-garlic paste and cook for an additional 30 seconds.
- Stir in the spinach and paneer and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the heavy cream.
- Season with salt and pepper and simmer over medium-low heat for 10 minutes.
- Enjoy!
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Notes
If using frozen spinach make sure to thaw the spinach and squeeze out most of the water before using it.
Nutrition
Calories: 410kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Cholesterol: 80mg | Sodium: 197mg | Potassium: 682mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 10835IU | Vitamin C: 36.6mg | Calcium: 607mg | Iron: 3.5mg