Palak Paneer

Recipe by : Vijayalakshmi Murthy

Ingredients :

1. Palak (spinach) 1 bunch nicely washed, cleaned, dried and chopped
2. Paneer (cottage cheese) 200-300 gms diced
3. Onion 1 big diced
4. Tomatoes 2 diced
5. Ginger 1″ chopped
6. Garlic 5-6 chopped
7. Green chillies 1-2 according to personal spice needs
8. Jeera (Cumin) powder 1/2 tsp
9. Garam Masala 1/4 tsp
10. Ghee/ Butter (according to desired taste) optional
11. Salt to taste

Apparatus Required : Microwave , Mixer Grinder , Kadhai

Method :

1. Microwave the palak, onion, tomato, ginger , garlic and green chillies for 10-12 minutes on medium setting.
2. Blend once cooled till it turns into a smooth paste. You can blend until you achieve your desired consistency. You do not need to add water since the water from the palak and tomato are enough.
3. Heat a kadhai. Add a tbsp of ghee/butter and once hot add the jeera powder, garam masala and then add the pureed palak.
4. To this add the diced paneer and salt according to taste. .

Serving Suggestions :

Serve with hot rotis or paranthas. It also tastes nice with hot steaming rice.

Enjoy!