Reviewed: Jul. 27, 2007

This recipe was good, it just wasn't quite as good as I had expected it to be. I may have to work with it a little bit, but I'm sure I'll make it again.

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Taillte

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Reviewed: Jun. 25, 2007

Although this turned out really good with some tweaking, as written, I'm only giving it 3 stars. Why anybody would want to make palak paneer without paneer is beyond me. I also thought it needed a lot more garlic and cumin, and I used 3 medium tomatoes.

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Caroline C

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Reviewed: Jun. 8, 2007

I have always enjoyed Palak Panner however a word on Paneer - Paneer is simple enough tom ake. to a couple of pints of fill cream milk, add the juice of one lemon and heat slowly. The resultant curds can then be lifted and squeezed/pressed to form a cheese. This is in fact the Indian home method of making the paneer.

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JohnMT

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Reviewed: May 16, 2007

Excellent. If you like your Indian food strong don't be afraid to add more spice than is called for!!

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jeff.thompson

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Reviewed: Apr. 18, 2007

this was ok. it didnt taste that authentic to me though. also...frying the ricotta was a problem... it just didnt work.

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Reviewed: Apr. 13, 2007

I used frozen spinach and more than doubled the spices. Very pleased with the result. Next time I'll think I'll make it vegan and use tofu instead of the cheese.

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Beckybocky

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Reviewed: Mar. 21, 2007

This recipe had been in my recipe box for ages before I finally found some paneer in an organic shop nearby. Definitely worth waiting for, even if I had to add more spices. I think it would have been a bit bland as is.

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SunFlower

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Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2007

I tried the above reciepe with 10 oz. fresh packged spinach, and home-made paneer, with slight modifications. I presure cooked the spinach in advance and then grinded (I also grinded the tomato) it before putting it in the onion - sourcream gravy. and then I allowed the whole thing to cook for 10-15 minutes (I did this more for convinence reason). The dish was much better than the spinach of some of the resturants we have tried around here in Michigan. But my daughter still likes the taste of the frozen ready-made spinach paneer that we get in the frozen section of the Indian store more. I will try making this recipe again.

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Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2007

This was delicious! It doesn't taste exactly like what I'm used to in our local Indian restaurant, but it's so good we don't mind. We did use a few substitutions based on what we had on hand: minced candied ginger in place of fresh, skipped the hot peppers & tomatoes & cilantro, and 1/2 c. plain yogurt in place of the sour cream. We also skipped the blender step since my kids won't eat their veggies if they don't look like veggies! We loved the ricotta made into the paneer, but it took longer than we expected to get it the the right consistancy: about 15 minutes. Thanks for the yummy recipe.

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GARRIDANN

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Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2007

Great taste. I didn't have paneer and didn't know about the ricotta so I skipped the cheese. Next time I'll try with paneer.

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Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2007

I made this dish for my first dinner party ever - I added a bit of whole milk at the end because it was too dry, used frozen spinach since its immensely quicker and just as good, and nearly doubled all the spices. I bought pre-fried paneer from an Indian Grocery. My friends said it was delicious, and I actually ran out of food!

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Reviewed: Jan. 5, 2007

This was good and easy, and the fresh spinach is a must! I wasn't thrilled with the outcome of the ricotta cheese. I may have done something wrong, but it just made a muddy mess in my pan. Maybe my pan wasn't hot enough. Next time, I'll try hanging the ricotta cheese in cheese cloth first to get it more solid.

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Kathi Corl Browne

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Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2006

This isn't perfect. If you're looking for restaurant-quality palak paneer, this is not what you want. It's edible, so I'm giving it three stars. I probably won't make this again, but stick to a restaurant. I used yoghurt instead of sour cream, and I tweaked the spices, but it still just didn't get there. It needs cream and ghee, and I plan to find a recipe that's more authentic. If you do make this, make sure to use paneer... it's easy to make on your own with some whole milk . On the whole, a disappointment.

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AnMei

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Reviewed: Nov. 12, 2006

Excellent!!! Instead of fresh spinach, I used one package of frozen chopped spinach and found it to be the perfect amount (I know some other reviewers used 2 blocks). I also used paneer, as I have an Indian grocery right across the street from my house. I doubled the spices as other reviewers have suggested, and also through in a dash of tabasco at the end, which gives a nice spicey, slightly acidic edge to the overall creaminess. I strongly recommend that you puree the spinach mixture - I hadn't planned on it, but at the end I decided to and it was a good choice. I will definitely make this again!

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CHIX96

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Reviewed: Nov. 10, 2006

This was very good and fairly healthy. I couldn't get the ricotta to fry, so I just blended it in with the rest of it. I will be making this again.

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Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2006

Tasty. I doubled the spices and used fat free yogurt instead of sour cream, adding a bit more than the recipe called for to make it creamier. I highly recommend baking the ricotta in a loaf pan before frying, like one of the previous posters suggested.

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Reviewed: Jul. 31, 2006

A staple at our house. I use two 10oz boxes of frozen spinach, 1 cup of plain yogurt instead of the sour cream, leave out the tomato, and practically double the spices (or however much until it tastes spicy enough for me). Sometimes I fry some store-bought frozen paneer, but if I'm short on time I'll just make it without cheese. This dish is well complimented by the butter chickpea curry dish also found on this site.

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Katherine

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Reviewed: Jul. 20, 2006

This is a great recipe--so easy and tastey! I had a little trouble frying the ricotta--not sure how to remedy that. I added cauliflower to make it more substantial (left whole, not pureed) and the flavors went well together. This will definitely be part of our regular rotation.

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Reviewed: Jun. 16, 2006

Really good. I used frozen chopped spinach. I also added in a few drops of vinegar. Superb!!!

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SARAHCCOONNY

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Reviewed: May 24, 2006

I thought this recipe was great. It was very flavorful and the ingredients were easy to find.

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Absolutely Perfect Palak Paneer

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