Palak paneer (pronounced [paːlək pəniːɾ]) or palak chhena[1] is an Indian dish[2] consisting of chhena[3] or paneer in a thick paste made from puréed spinach, called palak in Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, and other Indian languages.

Palak paneer is prepared by first boiling and pureeing spinach.

Palak paneer is typically spiced with ginger, garlic, tomatoes, garam masala, turmeric, chili powder and cumin.

In recent years, there have been fusion variations of palak paneer.

In July 2020, a Bangalore-based food blogger posted her variation of palak paneer idli.