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Palak with Cheese – Indian Spinach Stew
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Palak with Cheese – Indian Spinach Stew

A creamy spinach stew with cubes of cheese in a refined Indian style – a fragrance of herbs and warming spices.

⏱ 40 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Mediterranean👩‍🍳 Afoona
🧀 Dairy🥬 Vegetarian🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Cook the zucchini in boiling water for 2 minutes, drain and mash coarsely.
    StovePotColanderMasher
  2. 2
    Heat the olive oil in a pan and fry the onion until golden.
    StoveFrying pan
  3. 3
    Add the garlic, cumin, turmeric, hot paprika and black pepper and fry for a minute.
    Stove
  4. 4
    Add the tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes.
    Stove
  5. 5
    Add the zucchini puree and the sour cream.
  6. 6
    Turn down the heat and simmer 10 minutes.
    ⚙ SimmeringStove
    💡A gentle simmer, not a boil: a hard boil dries the food out and clouds it, a slow simmer cooks it evenly.
  7. 7
    Add the lemon juice and salt.
  8. 8
    Arrange the cheese cubes in a baking dish and pour the sauce with the zucchini over them.
    Baking pan
  9. 9
    Heat in the oven at 180°C (355°F) for 10 minutes.
    OvenBaking pan
364calories
12 gprotein
11 gcarbs
29 gfat
● protein 14%● carbs 12%● fat 74%

Per serving (321 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (7) · 🍳 3 cooking vessels

  • Oven · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Frying pan · Also works: Wok (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (High sides, slow evaporation and weak browning)
  • Pot · Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (less liquid, faster evaporation) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Wok (For quick cooking)
  • Baking pan · Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
  • Colander · Also works: Lid (a lid held slightly open over the sink, you lose a little) · Slotted spoon (for small amounts)
  • Masher · Also works: Fork (Takes longer) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Stick blender (Gluey mash)

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