So I ended up with a huge box of Spring mix which was expiring soon, and it was chock full of spinach. Fresh spinach tastes like green dirt to me so it was going to go to waste if I didn’t do something with it. Surprise dinner: saag!
I didn’t have any paneer so I used tofu which was lightly browned in butter and then cut into cubes instead. I tossed the cubes in the dry spices (cumin/coriander and garam masala) and let them sit while I finished the rest of the prep and cooking.
I also didn’t have any cream so I stirred in a couple of tablespoons of sour cream at the end once it was off the heat.
Added about 1/2 teaspoon of amchur powder (souring agent) at the end along with the sour cream.
I doubled the serranos and added in half a leftover tomato to the sauce when I added the ginger/garlic, but most everything else was close enough to the recipe.
Cover with chopped cilantro and devour.
eta: I forgot that link might be paywalled for some folks so I’ll copy/paste the original recipe in a comment below.
hotwatersuicide on
It’s really good with feta instead of the paneer.
Pundarikaksh on
You can also use it in some pasta recipes or soups. This looks delicious.
sprucay on
Saag aloo is great as a side dish also
squeeziestbee on
Just popping in to say that I love your name!
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Fun fact, I can’t get past the paywall to see the recipe but Saag _____ recipes feature collard greens where as in Palaak _____ recipes are made with spinach.
I followed a recipe for Saag Paneer last year on a website and someone in the comments taught me. This is my attempt to pay it forward.
Your dish looks delicious
MarioRex on
Looks delicious
OwlBeBack88 on
Looks amazing!
Duckbilling on
Oh wow, this looks delicious!
Saag paneer is my second favorite Indian dish
Apieceofbreaddough on
Great use of leftover. Looks awesome
jayblaze69420 on
Great recipe, could anyone living in USA tell me where you can buy store bought paneer?
ontarioparent on
I’ve used baby kale/spinach salad mix before, just to use it up
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I more or less followed the NYTimes recipe at:
https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1021954-saag-paneer
So I ended up with a huge box of Spring mix which was expiring soon, and it was chock full of spinach. Fresh spinach tastes like green dirt to me so it was going to go to waste if I didn’t do something with it. Surprise dinner: saag!
I didn’t have any paneer so I used tofu which was lightly browned in butter and then cut into cubes instead. I tossed the cubes in the dry spices (cumin/coriander and garam masala) and let them sit while I finished the rest of the prep and cooking.
I also didn’t have any cream so I stirred in a couple of tablespoons of sour cream at the end once it was off the heat.
Added about 1/2 teaspoon of amchur powder (souring agent) at the end along with the sour cream.
I doubled the serranos and added in half a leftover tomato to the sauce when I added the ginger/garlic, but most everything else was close enough to the recipe.
Cover with chopped cilantro and devour.
eta: I forgot that link might be paywalled for some folks so I’ll copy/paste the original recipe in a comment below.
It’s really good with feta instead of the paneer.
You can also use it in some pasta recipes or soups. This looks delicious.
Saag aloo is great as a side dish also
Just popping in to say that I love your name!
Fun fact, I can’t get past the paywall to see the recipe but Saag _____ recipes feature collard greens where as in Palaak _____ recipes are made with spinach.
I followed a recipe for Saag Paneer last year on a website and someone in the comments taught me. This is my attempt to pay it forward.
Your dish looks delicious
Looks delicious
Looks amazing!
Oh wow, this looks delicious!
Saag paneer is my second favorite Indian dish
Great use of leftover. Looks awesome
Great recipe, could anyone living in USA tell me where you can buy store bought paneer?
I’ve used baby kale/spinach salad mix before, just to use it up