Indian Spinach with Cheese (Palak Paneer) and Brown Rice

A classic Indian vegetarian dish featuring creamy spinach and cubed paneer (Indian fresh cheese), enriched with aromatic spices. Served with brown rice.

• 25 minutes
• 2 servings
• Main course

• vegetarian
• antioxidant
• energy
• folatreich
• high in protein
• vitamin-a-reich
• vitamin-k-reich

Ingredients

• 600 g Spinach
• 150 g Paneer
• 100 g Onion
• 6 g Garlic
• 2 piece Ginger (cm)
• 0.5 piece Turmeric
• 1 g Garam Masala
• 100 g Tomatoes
• 5 g Olive Oil (Extra Virgin)
• 120 g Brown Rice
• 2.5 g Salt
• 1.3 g Pepper

Instructions

1. Cook brown rice according to package instructions.
2. Heat olive oil in a pot. Sauté onions until translucent. Add garlic and ginger and sauté for 1 minute.
3. Sprinkle in turmeric and garam masala and briefly roast.
4. Add spinach and stir until it wilts (or thaw frozen spinach). Add crushed tomatoes and simmer for about 5 minutes.
5. Roughly purée the spinach sauce with an immersion blender. Add paneer cubes and warm them briefly in the sauce.
6. Season with salt and pepper. Serve hot with brown rice.

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