Paalak Paneer

Palak Paneer - a traditional dish of North India.
Gravy dish cooked with Spinach and Paneer.

Ingredients needed:
1. Spinach - 2 bunches
2. Paneer - 200 Gms
3. Green Chillies
4. Fennel Seeds - 1/2 tsp
5. Onion - 2 (Use 11/2 to make paste, 1/2-finely chopped)
6. Tomato - 1
7. Dhania powder - 1/2 tsp
8. Butter - 2 tsp
9. Garam masala - 1 tsp
10. Curd and Milk Malai - 1 tsp each
11. Salt to taste
12. Ginger - 1 inch piece
13. Garlic - 2 pods
14. Turmeric Powder
15. Chilli Powder
16. Jeera
Method:
1. Boil Spinach with little Salt and Sugar and Keep it aside.
2. In a tawa heat butter and fry paneer pieces and keep it aside.
3. In same butter, fry Onion, Tomato, Green chillies, Ginger, Garlic and finally add Coriander powder and switch off.
4. Blend Palak and keep it aside.
5. Make paste from onion mixture and keep it aside.
6. Heat oil in a pan, add jeera seeds and fry chopped onion till colour changes.
7. Add Onion Masala paste and fry till oil separates from sides.
8. Now add chilli powder, Turmeric Powder.cooked palak water and cook for few mts.
9. Now goes grinded palak, little water, fried paneer pieces and Garam Masala, cook for few minutes.
10. In a small cup mix curd and milk mixture, pour over palak gravy.
~ Palak Paneer goes well with Hot Rotis. ~