South India Adventure :: Recipes for Palak Paneer and Coconut Chutney
Hey everyone! I recently took a cooking class in Varkala at Jairam Cafe and learned how to cook 6 dishes from South India and 3 dishes from North India. The chef, Dilip, took us through each step of his recipes and we got to enjoy the feast after.
Palak Paneer
Ingredients
- 2 cups paneer
- 1 cup oil
- 6 cups spinach
- 1 tablespoon butter
- Salt to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 tablespoon ground corriander
- Pinch of cumin powder
- 1 tablespoon cream
Directions
- Boil spinach in a pot of water for 5 minutes, strain and blend
- Add oil into a wok over medium heat
- Once oil is hot (simmering), add paneer
- Stir paneer in wok until lightly browned and cripsy on the sides
- Spoon out the paneer into a bowl, leaving 2 tablespoons of oil in the wok
- Add spinach to the wok, along with the butter, salt, white pepper, cilantro, cumin powder, and cream
- Cook over low heat for 5 minutes
- Take off heat and add the paneer, serve!
A note :: Paneer is soft cheese that we can make with cottage cheese. First add lemon to a bowl of cottage cheese, allowing it to curdle, then strain out the liquids with a cheesecloth. The end result should be a soft paneer that we later make hard by frying it in oil.
Coconut Chutney
Ingredients
- 2 cups coconut flakes
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon curry leaves
- 1 tablespoon tamarind paste
- Salt to taste
- 1 cup water
- 1 green chili
Directions
- Add all ingredients to a blender or food processor and blend!
I like rice is not greasy, what kind of cuisine?
Looking good ! I get hungry now, do you still have some over? Upvoted from @chanthasam
wow ! nice , wonderfull recepi . and it's very testful food. thank you so much for share this ...
Great cooking class and very intersting dishes, all i know about Indian foods just curry, briyani rice and chicken tandoori. And all are taste good, really good. Thanks for sharing @anwenbaumeister 😊😊
thank you for sharing your food @anwenbaumeister
Come to Nigeria, let me teach you how to cool Nigerian Jollof rice or Egusi soup 😊
Those are two nice dishes. Would try the Coconut Chutney because I have all the ingredients except tamarind paste after blending all ingredients what next???
Great work! Hope you're enjoying it!!
WOW! You make me sooo hungry!!! Looks really good :-)))
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Thanks a lot for your upvote
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