Ingredients

• 300gm Fresh Palak (spinach) chopped
• 100gm cottage cheese (paneer)
• 2 onions finely chopped
• 2 teaspoon ginger garlic paste or finely chopped
• 4 green chillies finely chopped
• 2 tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon garam masala powder
• 1 teaspoon jeera powder
• 2 tablespoon fresh cream
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar or honey
• 1/4 teaspoon lime juice
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tsp oil or ghee
• Salt to taste

Instructions

1. Clean and wash palak in normal running water. Add little bit of oil and keep on gas to boil. Drain water, leave to cool and grind into smooth puree.
2. Cut the paneer in medium size cubes, sprinkle little salt and keep aside.
3. In a deep pan heat oil or butter. Add ginger-garlic paste and green chillies. Saute well. Add chopped onions and tomatoes.
4. Add salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, and cook on low flame until oil separates and nice color of gravy come.
5. Add spinach puree and mix well, add 1/2 cup of water if required, in this way palak will not get burnt. Cover the pan and cook for five minutes on low flame.
6. Check seasoning and add sugar or honey accordingly. Now add jeera powder and garam masala powder. After continuous stirring for a couple of minutes, add cubes of paneer and lime juice.
7. Finally add fresh cream and mix slowly. cook for 3-4 minutes and serve hot with jeera rice or naan.

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