Reviewed: May 17, 2013

This is the hardest Indian dish to get right, in my opinion. Maybe one just needs to have learned it from an Indian mother. I've tried at least a half dozen recipes for this (one from a highly regarded Indian cookbook author) and they were all big disappointments. This recipe was, too. With some ethnic dishes, I think you either have it in your DNA to make it taste right or you don't. If you love this dish when it's served in a fine Indian restaurant, have it there. Don't try to do this at home, kids.

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Purrl Gurrl

Reviewed: May 6, 2013

I used 3 boxes of frozen chopped spinach and that made me double the spices

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Michele

Reviewed: Apr. 16, 2013

I did not care for this recipe. Even when I tripled the spices it still just tasted like spinach cooked in sour cream.

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brainard

Reviewed: Apr. 1, 2013

I made a couple of substitutions for what I had on hand. I used the Paneer recipe by Amibould instead of ricotta, and I didn't have sour cream so I used regular cream. This is soooooooooooo good! Leftovers got yummier with age too. Ate it over Naan by Mic.

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MYPRETTYPEONIES

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Accokeek, Maryland, USA

Living In: Ithaca, New York, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 6, 2012

I've made this recipe twice before exactly as listed, but this time I did it with only 1 pound of fresh spinach, and we liked it SO much better!! The flavors balanced much better and tasted less like baby food. To make this vegan, I did tofu instead of cheese and coconut yogurt instead of cream. I just added some tomato paste and quadrupled (or so) the spices (plus sriracha). Maybe it's not authentic, but it's DELISH!

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kristinheather

Reviewed: Mar. 28, 2012

Very good. Lots of work so I would definitely use frozen spinach next time. Also.. as others have said.. the ricotta was odd but I just blended it in at the end. I used lots more garlic and spices

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JOAN2005

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Feb. 21, 2012

Excellent, I added a little more sour cream and used some frozen spinach but it was very good.

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A Candy Bar

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Ravenna, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2012

Pretty good. I didn't have coriander, but added gram masala and 1/4 tsp of red pepper. My mixture was dry so added some vegtable broth. Also, I used fat free yogurt & it kinda curdled! So next time it will be the last thing I add. The whole ricotta for paneer deal is weird. Tasted okay, but too much work for the outcome. Just buy paneer.

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cookie_cooker

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Boise, Idaho, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 19, 2012

Very good! My wife hates Indian food and she liked it! I didn't have any sour cream (forgot to buy it) so I substituted lowfat yogurt and it still came out great. If this is the first time you make it, it will seem like you have way way too much spinach, but as it cooks down it ends up perfect.

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