Palak Paneer

== Description ==
* Ethnicity - Punjabi, North Indian
* Type of meal - Party, Lunch, Dinner
== Ingredients ==
* 600 grams (about 24 oz.) tender spinach washed 
* 2 green chillies chopped 
* 2 cup(s) paneer cubes 
* 2 tablespoons oil 
* 1 teaspoon cumin seeds 
* 1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic 
* 1 tablespoon finely chopped ginger 
* salt to taste 
* 1 tablespoon lemon juice 
* 2 tablespoons cream 
* 2 tomatoes thinly diced or half cu tomato puree
== Directions ==
# Blanch the spinach in lots of boiling salted water for about 3 minutes.
# Refresh in chilled water.
# Squeeze out excess water gently and blend to a fine paste with the green chillies.
# Deep fry the cottage cheese cubes in moderately hot oil till light golden in color.
# Drain on absorbent paper. Note : if you do not want to deep fry the cheese cubes then you can just add them as it is when the dish is almost ready.
# Heat the oil in a heavy-based pan.
# Add the cumin seeds and let them crackle.
# Add the garlic and ginger.
# Fry briefly till the raw smell goes away.
# Add garam masala
# Add the chopped spinach puree, salt and mix well.
# Add tomato puree or diced tomatoes and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
# Add water if required to get a gravy of desired consistency and bring to a boil.
# Add the deep fried cottage cheese cubes and stir to mix gently.
# Mix in the lemon juice.
# Simmer for about 4 minutes.
# Put off the heat and mix in the cream.
# Garnish with chopped fresh coriander and cream.
# Best eaten with roti or naan.
Category:Indian Vegetarian
Category:Spinach Recipes
Category:Paneer Recipes
Category:Tomato Recipes
Category:Fresh chile pepper Recipes
Category:Garlic Recipes
Category:Ginger Recipes