Palak Paneer

Palak Paneer is a popular dish made using Spinach and Paneer.Though there are many methods,I follow this method from Tarla Dalal's cookbook which is simple and tasty too.

Ingredients:

Spinach(Palak) chopped	3 cups
Paneer cubed	½ cup
Onion	1
Tomato	1
Ginger finely chopped	1 tsp
Garlic finely chopped	1 tsp
Green chilli slit	1
Turmeric powder	¼ tsp
Garam masala powder	½ tsp
Oil	1 tblsp
Salt	as needed

Method:

• Blanch Spinach leaves in a pan of boiling water till it turns bright green.Rinse immediately in cold water and allow to cool.Blanch the tomato in water,remove the skin and puree it.
• Toast the Paneer cubes in a fry pan till golden colour and drop in a bowl of warm water till further use.
• Blend the blanched spinach leaves to a puree.
• Heat oil in a pan,add green chilli,finely chopped ginger and garlic and fry for some time.Add the chopped onion and fry till it turns golden in colour.
• Add the Tomato puree,turmeric powder,salt and cook till the raw smell of tomato goes off.
• Add the spinach puree,paneer cubes,garam masala powder and cook in low flame for 4-5 mins till it blends well with the tomato mixture.serve hot.

Note:

• If you prefer more spicy,you can add some chilli powder while frying the tomatoes.
• you can either deep fry/toast the paneer and add to the gravy or add it as such.