Palak paneer with tomato and halloumi

Palak paneer with tomato and halloumi

A creamy, spiced spinach and tomato curry with golden-fried halloumi, served with rice. Adapted from ICA.

  • 🍳 Cook time: 30 mins
  • 🍽️ Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 4 servings rice or oat rice
  • 1 yellow onion or shallot
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 2 tbsp grated ginger
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp tomato purée
  • 1 tbsp garam masala
  • 390 g crushed tomatoes
  • 1 dl water
  • 2 dl double cream
  • 1 vegetable stock cube
  • 200 g fresh spinach
  • 400 g halloumi or grilling cheese
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Directions

  1. Cook the rice according to the package.
  2. Peel the onion and garlic. Cut the onion and tomatoes into wedges. Slice the garlic. Peel and finely grate the ginger.
  3. Heat half the olive oil in a pot or saucepan. Fry the onion, garlic, ginger, tomato purée and garam masala for 3–4 mins.
  4. Add the tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, water, cream and crumbled stock cube. Simmer for 6–7 mins. Stir in the spinach.
  5. Cut the cheese into cubes and fry until golden in the rest of the olive oil in a frying pan.
  6. Stir the cheese into the pot and season with salt. Serve with rice.