Welcome to my maternity leave! Where I get to rest and recover with my family and you get weekly recipes! As a reminder, for July, August, September and October paid subscribers will be getting four recipes a month - dropped weekly (double my standard drops!). Each month will have a different theme - all voted on by my IG audience.
July: Freezer meals
August: High Protein & Delicious
September: Easy Weeknight Dinners
October: Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast
Every month one of the recipes will be an Indian recipe - as I get asked for this quite a bit! It’s been a massive labor of love putting together all these recipes for you guys and I’m honestly so excited for you to get your hands on them.
Palak Paneer
We’re back with another loving husband guest post, and a regular weeknight dish Sathya makes for us at home. Everyone in the house loves it. It pairs perfectly with some warmed chapati or naan or any flatbread really.
Before we get to the recipe - let’s do another Q&A with the man in question. We’re writing this from 40 WEEKS pregnant, experiencing weeks of contractions and anxiously awaiting baby girl’s arrival. Hitting your due date is not a walk in the park, it turns out.
Ali: When do you think baby girl is going to make her grand entrance?
Sathya: TODAY!
Ali: What’s the difference between Palak Paneer and Saag Paneer? I’ve fielded this complaint from you over improper menu wording many a time and I think it’s time to share the information with the masses.
Sathya: Good question. So technically I’m not qualified to answer that question because Palak/Saag Paneer is North Indian. Palak and Saag are Hindi words. Palak means spinach and saag means greens in Hindi (emphasis on the specific language). In my opinion, it shouldn’t be used interchangeably. I think when it’s spinach it should be called Palak Paneer and if it’s a green other than spinach it shouldn’t be called Saag Paneer. That’s dumbing it down. It should be called the green that is being used. You wouldn’t call it a green salad if your salad just had spinach.
Ali: *As Sathya washes dishes* Are you satisfied with that or do you have more to say?
Sathya: Uhh I definitely have more to say. I think in America they shouldn’t call it Saag Paneer as they are likely not using any other green other than spinach. And if they are, they should use the word of what the green is. So. Call it what it is.
Ali: Is palak paneer your favorite way to eat vegetables?
Sathya: It’s my favorite way to eat spinach. I don’t really like spinach in other forms. My favorite way to eat vegetables is actually Pav Bhaji . I will eat loads of Bhaji. That is essentially carrots, peas, and potatoes. You could add all sorts of vegetables as long as you can tolerate them. It’s fucking good.
Ali: Ok last question. When do you think she’s going to arrive already?
Sathya: Ha ha ha. Realistically I feel like maybe tomorrow? I need to get some stuff done today. ha ha. And it would be nice if her astrology sign was Makham Nakshatra which would be June 28 (it’s June 26th today).
Without further ado: Palak Paneer.
Below this paywall you’ll find Sathya’s recipe for Palak Paneer. If you choose to be a paid subscriber to access, I thank you! Developing recipes (well) takes time and can be quite costly in ingredients. If you upgrade to a paid subscription, you will receive new recipes 2x per month (minimally). During my maternity leave (July - October) you’ll get 4 recipes a month!
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