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Saag paneer (spinach and Indian cheese)

From the Jaflong kitchen · Main Course

Saag paneer (spinach and Indian cheese)

A north Indian classic: blanched spinach blitzed to a smooth, deep-green sauce and folded with golden cubes of paneer. Vegetarian, gluten-free and Richmond-school-night easy.

Total

40 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

25 min

Serves

4 servings

Step by step

  1. Blanch the spinach for 60 seconds, refresh in iced water, then blitz to a coarse purée.

  2. Fry paneer cubes in 1 tbsp ghee until lightly golden; set aside.

  3. Heat the remaining ghee, cook onions 8 minutes until golden, then add ginger-garlic paste and green chilli.

  4. Add cumin, Kashmiri chilli and garam masala; cook 1 minute.

  5. Add the spinach purée and 100ml water; simmer 10 minutes until the raw smell disappears.

  6. Fold in the paneer and cream; warm gently, do not boil.

  7. Taste, season and serve with hot naan or pilau rice.

Nutrition & allergens

Energy
420 kcal
Protein
18 g
Carbs
10 g
Fat
34 g
Of which saturates
16 g
Fibre
4 g
Salt
1 g

Values are estimated based on the ingredients as written and intended as guidance only. Actual nutrition varies with brand, portion size and cooking method.

Contains

  • Dairy (paneer, cream, ghee)

Free from

  • Gluten
  • Egg
  • Soy
  • Peanut
  • Tree nuts
  • Shellfish

Simple swaps

  • Vegan: Replace paneer with firm tofu, cream with oat cream, and ghee with vegetable oil.

Prefer we cook it?

Order the restaurant version.

Cooked by the same chefs on the same tandoor — ready for collection or delivery from our Richmond kitchen in about 30 minutes.


Recipe © Jaflong Tandoori Richmond · jaflongtandoori.online/recipes/saag-paneer