palak paneer curry

Ingredients

• Spinach – 4 bunches
• Paneer – Prepared using 1lr milk
• Butter – 1tbsp
• Onion – 2 medium
• Tomato – 2
• Turmeric Powder – 1/4 tsp
• Red Chilli Powder – 1 1/2 tsp
• Coriander Powder – 1 1/2 tbsp
• Cumin Powder – 1 1/2 tsp
• Curd – 1/2 cup
• Cashew nut – 10
• Poppy Seeds – 2tsp
• Salt – to taste
• Sugar – 1tsp
• Cinnamon, Cloves, Cardomon – each 2

Recipe

1. Prepare Paneer using 1 litre milk and cut this into small cubes.
2. Clean spinach leaves and chop this into small pieces.
3. Chop onion into small pieces. Cut tomato into 2inch size pieces.
4. Heat butter in a pan.  Add chopped spinach and fry it till its reduced to considerable amount add grind it as a fine paste.
5. Soak poppy seeds and cashew nut in hot water for 10-15 minutes and then grind it as a fine paste.
6. Using ghee fry cinnamon, cardamon cloves and grind it as a fine powder or you can use store bought garam masala powder behalf of this.
7. Heat remaining ghee in a pan. Add chopped onion, fry it till turns into golden brown color.
8. Add red chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and tomato with this. Saute it well.
9. Add thick curd and fry it till the oil separates from the gravy.
10. Add salt, sugar, ground spinach and turmeric powder, mix it well.
11. Add Cashew nut, poppy seed paste and little water, let this cook till the gravy is thick.
12. Add paneer and fold it gently with spinach and let it simmer for a 2-3 minutes.
13. Switch off the stove, then add garam masala.
14. Garnish with chopped onion and lemon wedges.