Palak paneer

Ingredients

• 1 cup paneer cubes
• 2 cups palak
• 2 green chilies
• half cup fine chopped onion
• half cup tomato puree
• 1tsp cumin powder
• 1tsp giner garlic paste
• 1inch cinnamon stick
• half tsp garam masala
• Half cup water
• 10 cashews
• fresh cream (optional)
• 2 cloves
• salt
• Oil

Method

1. Wash palak in a large pot. Rinse a few times . Drain water completely.
   
2. Take a pan add tsp oil. saute green chilies and palak on medium flame. Do not overcook spinach.cool it completely. Add to a blender, make smooth paste. Set aside.
   
3. Heat oil in a pan. Add cinnamon, cumin and cloves. Add onions. Fry unitll golden.
   
4. add giner garlic paste, fry until raw smell goes.
   
5. Add tomato puree and salt. when tomato puree cooked. add coriander powder and garam masala.
   
6. saute until masala smells good for 3 mins. add half cup water and cook on medium flame.
   
7. When the gravy thickens. Add the palak puree and cook for  2 mins. add the paneer,mix well. switch off the stove.
   
8. Serve Palak paneer with naan, roti, paratha or rice.