Jain Palak Paneer
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Paneer cheese in a smooth spinach gravy made with cashews and aromatic spices, prepared without onion or garlic. A creamy, flavorful main course adapted for Jain dietary restrictions.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 4- 4 cups spinach (- tightly packed leaves,185 grams (palak))
- 3.5 cups hot water (- for blanching spinach)
- 1 green chili (- chopped)
- 10 to 12 cashews
- ¼ cup hot water (- for soaking cashews)
- 2 tablespoons ghee (or oil)
- ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 tej patta ((Indian bay leaf))
- 1 inch cinnamon
- 4 cloves
- 2 green cardamoms
- 1 to 2 single strands of mace
- 1 dry red chili (- seeds removed)
- 1 generous pinch asafoetida ((hing))
- ¼ teaspoon dry fenugreek leaves ((kasuri methi))
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ¼ teaspoon red chili powder
- ¼ to ½ teaspoon sugar (or add as required)
- ½ to ⅔ cup water (or add as required)
- salt (as required)
- ¼ to ½ teaspoon lemon juice (- optional)
- 200 grams paneer (- chopped in cubes)
- ¼ teaspoon garam masala
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 40M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
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- Prep
- 30m
- Cook
- 10m
- Sodium
- 346mg
- Total sugar
- 3g
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Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 378mg
- Calcium
- 265mg
- Iron
- 2mg
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- PREP
- 30M
- SODIUM
- 346MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.