Beef Curry With Spinach Palak Ghost Food

PALAK AUR GOSHT- INDIAN/PAKISTANI STYLE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a heavy bottom pot. On a medium high flame, add in the onions and sauté until translucent.2. Add in the cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds and whole red chillies. Fry until they crackle.3. Add in the meat and fry well.4. Stir in the ginger-garlic paste and all the spices. Fry until aromatic. Splash in a little water if you find the meat sticking to the pot. Keep stirring to prevent the spices and meat from burning and evenly brown the meat.5. Mix in the tomatoes, green chillies and coriander. Cook until tomatoes turn mushy and mix well with the meat. The meat will also start cooking by this point. 6. Add in the spinach and salt and give everything a good stir. Let the spinach wilt. Splash some water and cover the pot with a lid and cook until the meat is tender and the oil is on top. Once the meat is cooked uncover the pot and let the water evaporate in case you find the curry too watery.

BEEF CURRY WITH SPINACH (PALAK GHOST)

Steps:

• Put cloves, peppercorns, bay leaves, and cardamom capsules in a metal tea filter ( the kind that is a ball with a hook and chain on it).
• Heat 3 TB oil in a large pot over medium-high heat and sear the meat in 3 batches until browned. Remove the meat and salt it.
• Add another 3 TB oil in the pot and sauté the onions, chile, garlic, and ginger until onions are translucent.
• Add the meat and sprinkle with the chile powder, curcuma, garam masala, and cumin.
• Stir well until all is coated with the powdered spices (about 2-3 minutes).
• Add enough chicken broth until meat is covered, add the tea filter with the spices, cover and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 90 minutes.
• Remove spice filter, and add the heavy cream, let simmer for 30 minutes more, do not let it boil! Adjust seasonings ( we usually need more salt here, and maybe a bit more heat).
• Clean and wash the spinach.
• Add the fresh spinach to the pot right before serving, and incorporate it, stirring it into the curry just until it becomes soft, about 1 minute. Serve immediately, with rice.

PALAK PANEER (SPINACH CURRY)

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir spinach in hot oil until softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer spinach to a blender or food processor; puree until spinach becomes a coarse paste.
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in a saucepan over medium heat; cook cumin in hot oil until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add onion, green chile peppers, and garlic. Cook and stir until onion is tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and cover saucepan. Simmer for 1 minute and add blended spinach paste, water, ground coriander, red chile powder, and salt. Continue to cook until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Stir paneer into spinach mixture and simmer until hot, 1 to 2 minutes more.

SALMON CURRY WITH SPINACH

Steps:

• Place spinach in large pot of lightly salted boiling water.
• Cook 6 to 8 minutes or until tender.
• Drain, rinse with cold running water.
• Squeeze out excess moisture.
• Coarsely chop.
• In Dutch oven or deep saute pan, heat oil over medium heat until hot.
• Add shallots, jalapenos, garlic, and ginger; cook and stir 1 minute or until fragrant.
• Add coconut milk, lime juice, fish sauce, brown sugar, and hot sauce; bring to a simmer.
• Add salmon, tomatoes; return to a simmer 3 minutes.
• Stir in spinach, simmer, covered, an additional 2 to 3 minutes or until salmon begins to flake.
• Serve garnished with lime wedges.

INDIAN PUNJABI PALAK KADHI - SPINACH CURRY WITH YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• In a food processor or blender, combine yogurt, 4 cups water, gram flour, 2 tablespoons coriander, turmeric, and salt (do this in 2 batches because of the volume); set aside.
• Make sure yogurt is thoroughly blended, or it will curdle during the cooking process.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large wok or a saucepan over moderately high heat and cook, stirring, until the peppers sizzle, about 30-45 seconds (they may get white spots on them) (also, stand back in case peppers burst and may fly into your eyes).
• Add the onion, ginger, and garlic, cooking until the onion is tender, about 2 minutes.
• Very slowly add the yogurt mixture, stirring constantly, and bring it to a boil, cooking about 4-5 minutes.
• Make sure you stir the yogurt or it will curdle.
• Reduce wok heat if ingredients start to boil over.
• Once liquid comes to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauce is smooth and silky, and oil becomes visible, about 45-50 minutes.
• Adjust thickness of sauce with the exta cup of water, if needed (cook further if it is too thin).
• Sauce can be made up to 2 days ahead of time.
• Stir in the fenugreek, then add spinach, and simmer about 5 minutes more.
• Check consistency of sauce, and thin if necessary.
• Heat remaining oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat and briefly heat dried peppers (about 30 seconds), shaking pan; stir in coriander and remove from heat (alternatively, for an oil-free method, dry roast peppers and coriander briefly in pan, but do not toast the paprika).
• Add paprika and IMMEDIATELY pour mixture over the curry; do not delay or the paprika will burn.
• Serve at once with steamed basmati rice.

I LOVE PALAK PANEER (SPINACH AND CHEESE CURRY)

Steps:

• Heat oil in large frying pan; cook spices, onion and garlic, stirring, until onion softens.
• Add lemon juice and spinach: cook, stirring, until wilted.
• Blend or process spinach mixture until smooth, return to pan, stir in cream.
• Add in paneer, cook over low heat, uncovered, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes or until heated through.
• Serve on steamed rice.

PALAK PANEER CURRY

Steps:

• Bring a saucepan of water to a boil. Add spinach and cook for 1 minute. Transfer to a bowl of ice water to keep spinach bright green.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add cumin seeds to hot oil so they sizzle. Add onion, chile, garlic, and ginger. Cook until onion is golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and cook until soft, about 2 minutes more. Remove from heat and allow mixture to cool.
• Transfer tomato mixture to a blender; add blanched spinach. Blend to a thick, smooth paste; thin with a few teaspoons water if needed.
• Heat remaining oil in the skillet over medium heat. Add coriander, cumin, chile powder, and turmeric. Fry until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add spinach paste and cook over medium-high heat for 2 minutes. Add water and cook for 5 minutes more. Season gravy with salt.
• Add paneer to the gravy and mix well to coat. Cook 5 minutes more. Add garam masala and cream. Stir and cook over low heat for 2 minutes. Garnish with chile flakes.

INDIAN SPINACH CURRY (PALAK PALYA)

Steps:

• Place toor dal in a bowl and cover with water. Soak for 15 minutes.
• Drain toor dal and transfer to a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®). Add 3 cups water and close and lock the lid. Choose high pressure and set the timer for 7 minutes; allow 5 to 10 minutes for pressure to build.
• Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Set cooked toor dal aside.
• Heat a pan over medium heat and add oil. Add mustard seeds to hot oil and cook until sputtering, about 1 minute. Add cumin, urad dal, chana dal, fenugreek seeds, and hing. Cook and stir, making sure the seasonings do not burn. Add curry leaves, red chiles, and green chiles and fry for 1 minute. Mix in chopped spinach and saute about 1 minute. Sprinkle 1/4 cup water over spinach and cover pan partially with a lid. Cook until wilted, about 10 to 15 minutes more.
• Add cooked toor dal to the pan and mix well. Add coconut and jaggery and combine well. Season with salt and mix thoroughly.