Palak paneer

Name: Palak paneer
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 250 g paneer; 500 g spinach; 1 medium onions; 3 cloves garlic; 2 centimeters ginger; 1 medium tomato; 2 Tbsp mustard seed oil; 1 Tsp cumin seeds; 1 Tsp garam masala; 1 Tsp salt; 3 Tbsp light cream

Paneer cheese in a spiced spinach sauce.

35 minto make
4portions
Mediumto cook
Vegetariandiet

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A very low footprint

0.42 kg CO₂e a portion, or 1.51 kg for every kilo of the dish: its climate, nitrogen, land and water impacts together, from farm to plate.

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A medium nutrition rating

337 kcal and 17.7 g of protein a portion. The rating weighs what's in it, inspired by Nutri-Score.

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Ingredients

For 4 portions

250 g paneer
500 g spinach
1 medium onions
3 cloves garlic
2 centimeters ginger
1 medium tomato
2 Tbsp mustard seed oil
1 Tsp cumin seeds
1 Tsp garam masala
1 Tsp salt
3 Tbsp light cream

Method

Wilt the spinach in a little water and blend it.
Fry the cumin seeds in the oil, then the chopped onion, garlic, ginger and tomato until soft.
Add the spinach, garam masala and salt and simmer for 5 minutes.
Add the paneer in cubes, heat through and stir in the cream.

Nutrition

	A portion (281 g)	100 g
Energy	337 kcal	120 kcal
Protein	17.7 g	6.3 g
Carbohydrate	13.2 g	4.7 g
of which sugars	4.5 g	1.6 g
Fat	25 g	8.9 g
of which saturates	10.7 g	3.8 g
Fibre	4.2 g	1.5 g
Salt	2.8 g	1 g

Footprint

	A portion	1 kg
Climate (CO₂ eq)	0.42 kg	1.51 kg
Nutrient pollution (N eq)	2.33 g	8.3 g
Land use for a year	0.43 m²	1.53 m²
Water use	361 l	1,285 l

Footprint from AGRIBALYSE 3.1.1 (ADEME), with our own minor changes. How we work it out.

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