Ingredients:

• 1 lb Spinach (Palak) washed
• 2 cups Paneer or Cottage cheese cut in bite sized cubes
• 1 tbsp Ghee or Oil
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeera)
• 1 Green Chili Pepper chopped
• 1 Onion medium, chopped
• 5 cloves Garlic chopped ( or 2 TBSP garlic paste
• 1″ inch Ginger chopped (or 1TBSP ginger paste)
• 1 Tomato medium, chopped
• 1/4 cup Water
• 1 tsp Garam Masala

Spices:

• 1/2 tsp Ground Turmeric (Haldi powder)
• 1/2 tsp Red Chili powder (Mirchi powder)
• 1 tsp Coriander powder (Dhaniya powder)
• 1 tsp Salt adjust to taste

Instructions

1. Heat oil and add cumin seeds.
2. When cumin seeds start to splutter, add ginger, garlic, green chilli and onions. Sauté for 2 minutes.
3. Add tomato and spices. Stir and let it cook for 2 minutes.
4. Add water. Add in the spinach. Cook for 2-4 minutes.
5. Cool and then blend the ingredients in the pot to a creamy texture using an immersion blender.
6. Add the paneer and garam masala. Let it sit for 5 minutes, so the paneer soaks in the flavours.
   Serve with basmati rice or naan.