PALAK OR SAG PANEER ( SPINACH WITH COTTAGE CHEESE )

This has to be one of my favorite vegetarian dishes! It tastes great with meat in it too. I shall post the recipe for that later. I made this dish for a party I had over the weekend. Everything from scratch, including the paneer. It was quick and surprisingly easy. Please try it and let me know if you liked it

INGREDIENTS

( For 5-6 people )

10 big fistfuls of spinach leaves roughly chopped.

1 bunch coriander leaves

6 green chilies chopped

1 big onion finely chopped

1 1/2 big tamato puréed

2 tbs ginger garlic paste

1/2 ts turmeric powder

1/2 ts red chili powder

1/2 ts cumin seeds

4 ts dhanna powder ( coriander )

1/2 ts garam masala

1 big cinnamon stick

4 black cardamom

Oil

1/2 cup heavy creme

METHOD

Bring a pot full of water to boil. Add spinach leaves in and simmer for five to seven minutes.

Remove and strain.

In another pan, fry the onions till brown. Add ginger garlic paste, crushed chilies, cinnamon stick, cardamom, all dry spices and fry for five minutes. Add tomato

 Purée. Simmer for ten minutes or till oil separates.

When the spinach leaves have cooked,put in blender along with coriander leaves.

Blend into smooth paste.

Add the paste to the onion tomato mix. Simmer for another ten minutes or so.

Taste for salt.

Add heavy creme.

Add paneer.

Mix carefully.

Simmer for five minutes.

Serve hot with tandoori nan.

(Recipe for Paneer posted separately)