Instant Pot Palak Paneer Recipe (Pressure Cooker)

A North Indian favored with spinach and cottage cheese, Palak Paneer. Make this immediately pot palak paneer as a one-pot dish, tremendous easy and scrumptious!

INGREDIENTS

• 1 tbsp Ghee or Oil
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeera)
• 2 cups Paneer or Cottage cheese cut in bite sized cubes
• 1 Green Chili Pepper chopped
• 1 lb Spinach (Palak) washed
• 1 Onion medium, chopped
• 5 cloves Garlic chopped
• 1/4 cup Water
• 1 tsp Garam Masala
• 1" inch Ginger chopped
• 1 Tomato medium, chopped

Spices

• 1/2 tsp Red Chili powder (Mirchi powder)
• 1/2 tsp Ground Turmeric (Haldi powder)
• 1 tsp Coriander powder (Dhaniya powder)
• 1 tsp Salt adjust to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

1. start the immediate pot in sauté mode. heat oil and upload cumin seeds.
2. when cumin seeds start to splutter, add ginger, garlic, inexperienced chili and onions. Sauté for two mins.
3. add tomato and spices. Stir and allow it cook for 2 mins. 
4. upload water and deglaze the pot (see notes). add within the spinach. Press cancel and close the instant pot lid with vent in sealing role. Set on guide or stress prepare dinner mode for 2 minutes.
5. once the on the spot pot beeps, do a five minute herbal stress launch, this means that release the pressure manually 5 mins after the beep. 
6. combination the substances inside the pot to a creamy texture the use of an immersion blender.
7. add the paneer and garam masala. allow it take a seat for 5 minutes, so the paneer soaks in the flavors.
8. Palak Paneer is prepared to be served with naan, roti or paratha.