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Paneer with Tomatoes and Spinach Recipe
Do you love Indian food? Are you a vegetarian? Do you want some bright colors in your bowl when it's dreadfully gray and cold outside? If you've answered yes to any of these questions, you are going to like thePaneer with Tomatoes and Spinach recipe I developed for you this past weekend.
A few weekends ago I had a chance to check out an Indian grocery store and, among other things, Ipicked up a package of paneer: Indian cheese.
This cheese doesn't have a lot of flavor, but is good at taking on the flavors of whatever ingredients you mix into the dish. You can make paneer at home very easily, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with buying it.
One of the properties of paneer that lends itself great to this dish is that when it's pan-fried, it doesn't melt!
I hope you enjoy thishealthy and quick recipe.
Paneer with Tomatoes and Spinach
Ingredients
enough vegetable oil to cover the bottom of your pan
14 ounces paneer, cubed
1 red onion, finely chopped
1-2 teaspoons fresh ginger, chopped
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
salt & pepper
28 ounce can diced tomatoes
10 ounces frozen spinach, defrosted, liquid squeezed out
rice, naan, cilantro and/or yogurt.
Directions
1. Heat the vegetable oil in apan or skillet with a wide bottom. Carefully add the cubes of paneer and cook until at leasttwo sides of the cheese are golden brown. If you have alot of patience and time, cook the cheese until all of its sides are golden brown. Be careful while doing this because oil tends to splatter and one of the paneer cubes managed to jump out of the pan while I was preparing this dish. Remove the paneer from the pan and set aside.
2. Add the red onion to the pan and cook forfive minutes. Add ginger and cumin seeds and continue to cook for another two minutes.
3. Season with salt and pepper, add diced tomatoes and continue to cook for another five minutes.
4. Add spinach, adjust the seasoning and let everything gently bubble for five minutes.
5. At this point, heat your naan or rice.
6. Add paneer back to the pan and let it heat through.
7. Serve on top of rice oralone in a bowl with a side of grilled naan. Top with yogurt and fresh cilantro.
I had the leftovers for lunch today. The flavors only deepen!
Have you ever made paneer at home? What dishes did you make with it?
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Labels:produce,side,vegetables
18comments:
- Ceciliasaid...
This looks delicious, I could have some right now!
- January 09, 2012
- Marysaid...
$3.99! WTF! Paneer is $9.99 at Whole Foods. Which store did you go to? I want to go. NOW.
- January 09, 2012
- Olga @ MangoTomatosaid...
It was some random store I happened to find when my friend Daphne and I were driving in VA. It’s called Patel Bros. They had so much stuff there!!!
- January 09, 2012
- Megansaid...
Love the addition of the tomatoes!
- January 09, 2012
- Emily @ A Cambridge Storysaid...
Love the charred look of the paneer! This is something I must recreate for my Indian-crazy husband!
- January 09, 2012
- Mariyasaid...
Thanks for making it sound to easy. You're awesome.
- January 09, 2012
- Elizabeth @TheBareMidriffsaid...
Ooh, this sounds great! I love paneer - it's like cheesy tofu!
- January 09, 2012
- vaishali shardasaid...
All the Indian grocery stores sell it for around that price..$9.99 sounds a lot to me. You can easily make around 14 ounce paneer at home from 1/2 gallon of whole milk...:)
- January 09, 2012
- vaishali shardasaid...
Loved this simple recipe. Thanks for sharing!
- January 09, 2012
- Olga @ MangoTomatosaid...
I’m so glad! Thanks for your comment.
- January 09, 2012
- Meistersaid...
I shock even myself when I admit I've never had paneer. I guess it's time -- this sounds like the perfect gateway recipe!
- January 09, 2012
- Olga @ MangoTomatosaid...
yes! do it!!!
- January 09, 2012
- The Hungry Housewifesaid...
What a beautiful dish! Indian food is growing on me!
- January 09, 2012
- Sarahsaid...
Oooh I love paneer...I will most definitely try this out! Is the Indian food store local? I would love to go!
- January 10, 2012
- Esisaid...
This looks delicious. I've actually been wanting to make my own paneer because I hear it's so easy
- January 12, 2012
- betisaid...
I haven't heard about paneer, it looks like tofu but better :) your recipe sounds delicious
- January 13, 2012
- sallysaid...
I made an Indian dish last night, but it would have been better with paneer. I'll have to try your recipe.
- January 17, 2012
- Olga @ MangoTomatosaid...
Definitely let me know when you give this a try!
- January 22, 2012
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