I am very excited this week as the menu includes saag paneer. This is one of my all-time favorite Indian dishes and is such a treat for me. You might wonder, "what on earth is saag paneer?". This dish is a creamy, slightly sweet a little bit spicy dish primarily made of spinach and cheese cubes. This cheese - paneer - is not your mama's cheese-food-hydrogenated-oil-cheddar-flavored-who-knows-what. Paneer is light, fresh, and deliciously chewy.
If you're up for trying the saag paneer this week, there are two ways to get paneer. 1) Go to your Asian or Indian market and purchase it. 2) Make it from scratch at home. If you purchase it at a market, it may be difficult to justify the price for how much you get (we paid $5.85 for 8 ounces). Additionally, you might not live in an area where finding an Asian or Indian market is particularly easy. Should you decide to try it at home the recipes found on-line vary wildly and aren't generally very instructive - except for this one: Paneer Recipe. I have yet to actually try to make paneer at home, but next time I have a recipe that calls for it I will definitely use this recipe.
Good luck and eat well!
Menu, Shopping List and Recipes
If you're up for trying the saag paneer this week, there are two ways to get paneer. 1) Go to your Asian or Indian market and purchase it. 2) Make it from scratch at home. If you purchase it at a market, it may be difficult to justify the price for how much you get (we paid $5.85 for 8 ounces). Additionally, you might not live in an area where finding an Asian or Indian market is particularly easy. Should you decide to try it at home the recipes found on-line vary wildly and aren't generally very instructive - except for this one: Paneer Recipe. I have yet to actually try to make paneer at home, but next time I have a recipe that calls for it I will definitely use this recipe.
Good luck and eat well!
Menu, Shopping List and Recipes
I love Saag Paneer, can't wait to try it this week.
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