palak paneer | instant pot
The classic palak paneer dish, in an instant pot.
Cooking Time
10min
Prep Time
10 min
Serves
3
Categories
Curry
Dinner
Lunch
Side Dish
Cooking tools used
Hand Blender
Instant Pot
Cuisines
Indian - North Indian
Ingredients
Main Section
spinach
5
oz
tomatoes
1
unit/count
medium sized, chopped
onions
1
unit/count
medium sized, chopped
salt
1
pinch
to taste
ginger garlic paste
1.5
tsp
Whole Milk
1/2
cup
sugar
1
tsp
Kasoori methi
1
tbsp
paneer
12
oz
cut it into small cubes
garam masala
1
tsp
cumin seeds
1
tsp
green chillies
4
unit/count
slit vertically
ghee
2
tbsp
kasuri methi
1/2
tsp
Crushed
Masalas
turmeric
1
tsp
red chilli powder
1
tsp
coriander powder
1
tbsp
Step 1
Soak paneer in warm water for 15 minutes. Cut it in cubes and set it aside.
Step 2
Set instant pot to saute mode and ghee to it. When its hot add cumin seeds, slit green chillies and ginger garlic paste. Saute till the raw smell of the ginger garlic paste goes (around 1.5 minutes)
Step 3
Add onions to this. Saute for a couple of minutes. Add tomatoes to this along with all the masalas. Saute for a couple of minutes
Step 4
Wash the spinach and add it as is (you don't have to cut the spinach) along with one cup water. Set IP to manual mode, and cook it on high pressure for 2 minutes. Natural pressure release after 5 minutes of waiting (after the beep).
Step 5
Use a hand blender and blend all the ingredients in the pot to a nice creamy texture.
Step 6
Set IP to sauté mode, add garam masala, a little sugar and half cup milk to this. Let it boil for 30 seconds. Add paneer cubes to this. Let it soak in and let it cook for 2 minutes. Top it off with Kasuri methi. Make sure the paneer is cooked well and you can serve it hot with rice or chapati.
