Saag paneer (and palak paneer) are vegetarian Indian dish made of curried greens and fried paneer cheese. You’ve likely come across the dish at your favorite Indian restaurant, but now’s the time to try making authentic saag paneer at home!
What is saag paneer?
Saag paneer is a popular Indian vegetarian dish made of spinach and other leafy greens (called saag) and paneer (Indian cottage cheese).
The greens are ground into a paste, and seasoned with spices. Fried paneer is then added on top.
The origin of this dish is from the province of Punjab in northern India.
In this saag paneer recipe, the paneer is cubed and then shallow fried, after which it is added to the saag mixture.
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What type of greens can be used in saag paneer?
Ideally, saag paneer should be made from a mix of leafy greens, the bulk of which would be spinach. A ratio of 2 parts spinach to 1 part other leafy greens is best.
Other leafy greens that can be used in saag paneer are mustard greens (sarsoon), chenopodium (bathua), purslane (kulfa), and fenugreek leaves (methi).