Baked Palak Paneer Rice | Cooksmart | Chef Sanjeev Kapoor | Sanjeev Kapoor Khazana

A visual delight, it is also healthy.A visual delight, it is also healthy. , What you will need is cooked basmati rice, For palak layer, Spinach puree, Oil, Indian cheese cooked with spinach is a popular vegetarian rice recipe, made of spinach and cheese, This is a very healthy, protein rich rice dish. Healthy and delicious rice made using Indian spinach and mild spices.

BAKED PALAK PANEER RICE

Ingredients

For palak layer
1 cup spinach puree
1 cup cooked basmati rice
2 tbsps oil
1 medium onion, chopped
Salt to taste
A pinch of garam masala powder
For paneer layer
300 gms cottage cheese (paneer), crumbled
1 cup cooked basmati rice
2 tbsps oil
2 tbsps tomato basil pasta sauce
Salt to taste
A pinch of roasted dried fenugreek leaves (kasoori methi)
Crackling spinach
45 spinach leaves, cut into thin strips
Oil for deep frying
1 tbsp sesame (til) oil
1 tsp red chilli flakes
Salt to taste
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds (til)

Method

1. Heat 2 tbsps oil in a non stick wok and 2 tbsps oil in a non stick pan.
2. Add cumin seeds to the wok and when they begin to change colour, add garlic and saute for ½ minute. Add onion and saute.
3. Add crumbled cottage cheese to the pan and saute. Add tomato basil pasta sauce and mix well.
4. Add spinach puree to the wok and mix.
5. Preheat an oven to 180°C.
6. Heat all the rice in the microwave.
7. Add salt and garam masala powder to the spinach mixture and mix well. Add salt and dried fenugreek leaves to the cottage cheese mixture and mix well.
8. Add half the rice to the spinach mixture and half to the cottage cheese mixture and mix well.
9. Adjust salt in both the wok and the pan and cook for a minute.
10. Grease a round steel mould over an oven proof plate. Put some of the spinach rice and press well. Over this put a layer of cottage cheese rice and press. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. You can serve it without baking too.
11. Top with a little crackling spinach and serve hot.
12. To make crackling spinach deep fry spinach strips till crisp. Drain on absorbent paper. Heat sesame oil in a non stick pan, add red chilli flakes and immediately add the fried spinach. Sprinkle salt, sugar and toasted sesame seeds and toss.

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