Comments on Bong Mom's CookBook: Palak Paneer -- Paneer in a Spinach gravy

I tried out ur version of Palak paneer and its ver...

2010-03-17T12:42:18.538-04:00

I tried out ur version of Palak paneer and its very very good...thanks.

Palak paneer looks great. Try another recipe at an...

2010-02-05T11:46:16.834-05:00

Palak paneer looks great. Try another recipe at and see how you find Palak Paneer

I love this recipe! I made it once at home and the...

2009-07-11T13:30:43.792-04:00

I love this recipe! I made it once at home and then I also made it for a potluck! Super hit! Thanks thanks for this awesome Palak Paneer recipe :)

Thanks Mystic Tumio amr favorite reader :) Blog ko...

2009-04-14T22:28:00.000-04:00

Thanks Mystic
Tumio amr favorite reader :) Blog koro tahole bolbo favorite blogger :)

Sandeepa, I tried your recipe today and I looooove...

2009-04-12T02:51:00.000-04:00

Sandeepa, I tried your recipe today and I loooooved the outcome. I actually had guests, and they loved it too. Thank you!
The only changes I made: I added the palak without blanching them and let them wilt in the container (I am lazy!). The kasoori methi was a great idea...gave it some kind of depth. You are, as usual, mu favorite.

JayaI don't boil spinach but I blanch it. Actually...

2009-04-04T12:28:00.000-04:00

Jaya

I don't boil spinach but I blanch it. Actually since I use baby spinach, I put the spinach in hot water for a few minutes and then saute it.

Amar meye ta salmon khay aajkal kintu rui ba chingri khete chai na

glad to know you enjoyed the gwar beans..as kids w...

2009-04-02T22:14:00.000-04:00

glad to know you enjoyed the gwar beans..as kids we always dismissed it as "kadwa" (bitter), so I guess the association remains:)

sandeepa,I guess every kid has this passing phase ...

2009-04-02T04:37:00.000-04:00

sandeepa,
I guess every kid has this passing phase and fish pieces ekto garam -garam fry kore khabao , tumi weekend e try korte paro , jokhon tumaar kache or sathe samay thakhe ..may be tumi oke nijer choto balakaar ekta doto golpo shunate-shunate fish khababar chesta korte paro ..okhane paka mach(rui/katla) paba jaye ?

My little one is also fond of eating paneer opps ponir hehe..
ami palak ke ekto boil kore , puree kori ,kom samay e hoye jaye ,agey na boil kore kortaam ..kinto taste ta dekhlaam boil kore korle bhalo hoye..kasuri methi diye obosho try kori ni..
Hugs and smiles

Oh no...I owe my mother in law an apology for all ...

2009-04-01T18:01:00.000-04:00

Oh no...I owe my mother in law an apology for all the grief I caused her by rebuking everytime she said Ponir.

GO big sis 'S'..Go big sis 'S'..welcome to the veg...

2009-04-01T14:14:00.000-04:00

GO big sis 'S'..Go big sis 'S'..welcome to the vegetarian side...LOL...don't hate me Sandeepa :)..and yep! grandmas.. the moms we had..who would lecture us on wasting food and being picky...turn out to be enablers with grandkids...let me not discuss about dads here..they are worse IMHO :)

Nothing wrong Cynthia, just that you are on a "rea...

2009-04-01T12:59:00.000-04:00

Nothing wrong Cynthia, just that you are on a "reading lag" probably :) The second one is not even a year yet and I posted the fact only this New Year

I don't why I always thought that you had 1 daught...

2009-04-01T12:22:00.000-04:00

I don't why I always thought that you had 1 daughter... clearly there is something wrong with my reading :)

IndoWe don't make it that often either, though I l...

2009-04-01T08:56:00.000-04:00

Indo
We don't make it that often either, though I love it

Cham
My daughter used to love fish, don't know what happened

Vani
Doesn't the Kasoori methi act wonder ?Freshly made paneer is definitely very soft but as I said I like the Nanak one too. You get it at Apna Bazaar or Patel

Asha
Yeah if I do that, she will say "Ok I am not coming next time" :)
I will try SWAD, haven't tried frozen dinners much
Trisha comes home on every weekend ?

Sharmi
Thankfully not much McDonald craze here. Once in a while but that's it
About the pics I upload in Photobucket

SJ

Maccher Chop, she will eat at other people's house but not at home. I guess it is a phase, she will even eat shrimp at other people's home but not at her own.
Recently she started liking salmon though, lets see

Soma

I love the baby spinach though I wasn't fond of palak earlier

Meenal

I will ask Mom to teach the same to S too :)

DelhiBelle
I don't fry paneer either. As I had said some brands I get here is very good. Though most Bengalis fry paneer and then add it to gravy

A & N
I don't think I will post paneer dalna any time soon, see I have no time to make homemade chenna. Maybe when Grandma is visiting again:)

Nags

I added milk because I don't add the cream at the end

Shivapriya

Cashew paste is a great idea, shall do that next time

Sra

These spinach are so tender, no need to boil. Somehow I feel saute and puree gives it a nice taste

Nirmala

Did I tell you I am so jealous that your Mom lives with you. My older one was on that poori craze last year when my Mom was here

BWM

Thankfully S is still pretty enthu about all kinds of eating out. She doesn't like Thai too much but we go to a Thai place so often that now she has complied, she eats the appetizers and a pineapple fried rice.
Actually with most places we eat out she is pretty happy :)
You should post some yummy pics of the Thali and the Bento. I am really interested to see. Have never had a bento lunch

Sharmila

You are right. Ewwww...tomar didi'r obostha bujhte parchi :D

MeetaK

I guess it is a sinusoidal curve, they will hit the plateau maybe in the teens

Sunita

I add the milk because I don't add any cream, so I add the milk for a little richness

Shama
Thanks:)

yummy healthy recipe

2009-04-01T08:14:00.000-04:00

yummy healthy recipe

All four of us love paneer, and especially palak p...

2009-04-01T04:57:00.000-04:00

All four of us love paneer, and especially palak paneer...the addition of milk sounds interesting :-)

you took away all my illusions! i was hoping the n...

2009-04-01T02:21:00.000-04:00

you took away all my illusions! i was hoping the no-fuss eaters stay that way forever! palak paneer is my all time fave!

I guess kids go thru those phases .. I have seen m...

2009-04-01T01:50:00.000-04:00

I guess kids go thru those phases .. I have seen my nephews give up non-veg totally ... and sit in front of my cousin and keep commenting "Ekhon chokh ta kaccho? ekhon pet ta khaacho? ekhon haath ta khaacho?" giving poor didi a perfect gastronomic trauma. :-)
Love palak paneer ... and love your snaps completely. :-)

Hi Sandeepa, Thanks once more for a good post. Sym...

2009-04-01T01:46:00.000-04:00

Hi Sandeepa, Thanks once more for a good post. Sympathies dear sympathies.... Feel better, as many of us go through these ones. Believe me I am always sandwiched between my son refusing to eat out in a Chinese joint and my husband, who is currently into an experimenting mood.

My son, who is going to be 12 in July, now prefers a 'thali'/ bento/ platter kind of spread . Therefore every eating out is to be 'preceded by' a 'letz talk thru this one' session.

On the face Fish is a no-option. But, till now, finally eats a fish meal, on one week night and on 2 meals in the weekend.

Palak paneer however is my favourite, hence a big thank you. Will look forward to your chhanar dalna recipe.

Hugs to the kids.

Grandmas are for these things. You know myself bei...

2009-04-01T01:17:00.000-04:00

Grandmas are for these things. You know myself being a poor eater my grandma would make little rice flor to make rice noodles at home when I was a kid. The same happens when my elder one asks for a poori in the evening and amma makes them in a jiffy. Once she made a whole bowl of Gulab jamuns on a Sunday evening having my elder one taste just a bit. He's that bad :( The palak paneer makesme drool and its one of long awaiting recipe in my todo list.

I boil the spinach, puree it and then proceed with...

2009-04-01T01:15:00.000-04:00

I boil the spinach, puree it and then proceed with the rest of the stuff.

We had friends (non-veg) who were living in a vegetarian's house for rent. They would feed their daughter chicken but tell her it's potato so that she wouldn't out them!!!

I guess that's a package comes along with mom's:)....

2009-03-31T22:49:00.000-04:00

I guess that's a package comes along with mom's:). I usually add cashew paste at the end instead of cream. Palak paneer is sv's fav.

My husband's fave dish! I make it slightly differe...

2009-03-31T21:35:00.000-04:00

My husband's fave dish! I make it slightly different, without adding milk. But either ways, I am sure it tastes great! I prefer home made to restaurant - style palak paneer!

I'm salivating at your description of Paneer Dalna...

2009-03-31T21:20:00.000-04:00

I'm salivating at your description of Paneer Dalna. Can you post it please?

I'm on a no-carb diet :D so can eat that. Yayyyyyy!

And I have no comment on the kids. I have no idea how you mothers deal with them, really!

I'm used to non fried paneer in PP as in most Delh...

2009-03-31T21:08:00.000-04:00

I'm used to non fried paneer in PP as in most Delhi restaurants(and the homes where I've eaten)that's how it was.
The paneer here of course is a different story and I have yet to come up with a satisfactory PP recipe, yours looks mighty tasty, will try.

how grandparents spoil their kids :)and justifiabl...

2009-03-31T20:45:00.000-04:00

how grandparents spoil their kids :)and justifiably so ..

iam imagining the paneer dalna, soemthing my didima made n taught me too:)) cant ever go wrong with Palak Paneer ..

more power to you for figuring out how to pander to the whims of a small child :)