PALAK PANEER

INGREDIENTS

1-500 gms Paneer (look below for recipe to make your own Paneer)

2-2 medium-sized bunches of fresh spinach

3-1/2 bunch fresh fenugreek leaves

4-4 tbsps vegetable/ canola/ sunflower cooking oil

5-1 large onion chopped fine

6-1 large tomato diced

7-2 tsps garlic paste

8-1 tsp ginger paste

9-2 tsps coriander powder

10-1 tsp cumin powder

11-1/2 tsp turmeric powder

12-1 tsp garam masala powder

13-Salt to taste

14-1 tbsp of butter to garnish

METHOD

1-Cut the paneer into 1" cubes. Heat 2 tbsps of oil in a heavy-bottomed pan and stir-fry the paneer till golden. Remove and drain on paper towels. Keep aside.

2-Add 2 tbsps of oil to the same pan and fry the onions in it till soft.

3-Add the ginger and garlic pastes and fry for a minute.

4-Add the spinach, fenugreek leaves, tomato, coriander, cumin, turmeric and garam masala powders and mix well. Add salt to taste and mix well.

5-Cook till the spinach and fenugreek leaves are soft and like pulp. Mash well into a rough paste. If you prefer, you can also blend this paste in the food processor to get a smoother consistency.

6-Add the previously fried paneer cubes to this gravy and mix to coat the pieces.

7-Garnish with butter and serve hot with Chapatis (Indian flatbread), parathas (pan-fried Indian flatbread) or Makki Ki Roti (pan-fried maize bread).