this recipe i am sending for rci event hosted by lakshmi for the theme punjabi....
this is the second time i prepared this recipe and it came out real well...and ...we had with rice....and salad,,...but it tastes good with roti or nan too....
i will be telling how to preapre cottage cheese at home too....as with freshly prepared cottage cheese and cream,,,the taste is enhanced more,..so here goes the recipe of palak paneer which i tried from malti jindals book...
ingredient for home made cottage cheese
half litre milk
half lime
procedure boil milk
when u see cream on top ,..take two tablespoon of cream aout and keep aside
now put squeezed lemon juice in the milk...
the milk will start curdling
once almost done strain the water and keep the cottage cheese aside
now take two clean chopping board
put the cottage cheese in between the chopping board
and put tava on top
leave for 2 hours
after two hours cut with blunt knife square pieces
now for the PALAK PANEER
INGREDIENTS
SPINACH CHOPPED TWO CUPS
COTTAGE CHEESE 1/2 CUP
ONION GRATED ONE
GINGER GARLIC 2tsp
TOMATO PUREE OF 1 TOMATO
SALT TO TASTE
RED CHILI POWDER 1/4 tsp
AMCHUR 1/2 tsp
GARAM MASALA 1/2tsp
coriander powder 1tsp
oil 2 tsp
fresh cream 1tbsp
method
heat oil in a pan
add grated onion,ginger and garlic paste and fry till onion becomes light brown in colour
add tomato puree and fry for 5 minutes
boil the spinach and grind to paste
add the spices to onion and tomato puree
fry for sometime
add spinach paste
keep on fire,if required add water
when the spinach is fried well add the cottage cheese
garnish with fresh cream or white butter,...
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