indian cooking (help)

bprague

Hello all,

So while I was in Tanzania (4 months) I had some fantastic indian food (lots of south asian influence there) and I would really like to get a hold of an authentic recipe using Paneer. The one I remember best was green (does that even help?). FYI, I love spice but that dish was mild. Anyway, if anyone has some (real) recipes for Paneer, I would be so grateful if you shared them with me.

tiptoeketo

I'd check out allrecipes.com

_SusieQ_

Could it have been saag? (spinach based)

hamncheese67

For green, are you thinking of palak paneer (spinach and cheese) or matar paneer (peas and cheese)? Never made it myself but plenty of recipes you can google.

skinnywellfed

This might help:

http://www.indianfoodforever.com/vegetables/paneer/

Palak Paneer is green; it's a spinach base.

AI1108

its called Palak Paneer. its a spinach curry with paneer.

Bigaug

Saag Paneer is green. It's a spinach dish sometimes served with tofu. I have a recipe using ricotta instead of paneer. Paneer is a home made cheese that can be curdy like ricotta or pressed into shape.

aug

nw2020

It's called palak paneer or saag paneer.There are lots of recipes online. Try http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/paneerwithspinach_86756 or http://www.sanjeevkapoor.com/palak-paneer.aspx

ammcmaho

paneer can be very difficult to make on your own - it is almost like a hardened ricotta cheese. try an indian grocer. But spices make all the difference!

Toddrific

Not very helpful, but you can buy ready-to-eat palak/saag paneer at Indian grocers. From
what I've read in the ingredient lists, they are just as healthy as if you made them at home.

http://www.yummly.com/recipes?utf8=✓&q=saag+paneer&commit=Search+Recipes#q=palak+paneer


If I understand Indian cooking correctly, you want to use whole spices and grind them prior to use. I also believe you "smoke" the spices in oil prior to adding the other ingredients.