Palak Paneer Saag Paneer Recipe Quick In Your Instant Pot

What Is Paneer?

Paneer is a fresh cheese common in Indian cuisine. It is a non-melting cheese made by curdling milk with an acid, like lemon juice. You can even make homemade paneer.

What Is The Difference Between Saag Paneer and Palak Paneer?

Saag. It’s not some exotic, hard to find ingredient. Believe it or not, saag simply means a mixture of spinach and collard greens. However, for this saag recipe, I used only spinach. This makes it more of a a Palak Paneer recipe instead of a Saag Paneer recipe.

Why This Palak Paneer Recipe Is So Good

Pour and Cook- dump everything in and cook. Finish by pureeing with an immersion blender.Low Carb- Only 8 net carbs per serving.Vegetarian- a delicious meatless option.Fast- Ready start to finish in 20 minutes.

I have instructions for how to make this in the Instant Pot as well as a slow cooker, so feel free to make it whichever way you prefer.

How To Make Palak Paneer

Pressure Cooker

Slow Cooker

Can You Freeze Palak Paneer?

Yes, this recipe actually freezes quite well. Just make sure that you’re freezing it in small batches as opposed to one big container. That way it will reheat faster the next time you find yourself wanting some.

Tips And Tricks For Making This Palak Paneer Recipe

Now in this recipe, you can either buy ready-made paneer at the Indian grocery store, or better still, you can make your own paneer at home by following my very simple, fail-proof homemade paneer recipe.You can use either fresh or frozen spinach for this. If you’re using frozen, just break up the blocks of spinach a little.You can also mix up greens for this such as adding swiss chard, collard greens, or mustard greens. This would make it a saag paneer since Palak means spinach. It’s actually very tasty that way.There’s really only one additional step that you might consider adding, which is to sauté the ginger and garlic and chili in oil, to get the oil richly flavored.

Enjoy Palak Paneer And Looking For More Recipes?

Make some restaurant-quality Indian peas and paneer or Matar Paneer in your Instant Pot or pressure cooker. Make this low carb quick Paneer Tikka with just a few spices, and pan-fry in ghee for a boost of fat to make this keto-friendly.This fantastic and supremely easy Instant Pot Vegetarian Paneer Biryani is an easy, authentic, kid-friendly, vegetarian dinner that is done in under 30 minutes.You’ll love how easy this Chicken Saag is to make.

So next time you get the craving for some Palak Paneer or Saag Paneer, save yourself the unnecessary extra time and effort and follow this delicious recipe! Make sure to let me know if you enjoyed this recipe in the comments!