Palak Paneer

Palak paneer  is a famous  Indian dish consisting of spinach and paneer cheese in a curry sauce.
Since i am a goan catholic,we do not prepare a lot of vegetarian dishes at home.In Goa its only fish and fish.
After my marriage when i moved to the UK,i could'nt get fish every day,so i started experimenting with other dishes .My husband is a hard core non vegetarian, he can never eat his food without a non vegetarain item,but this is one dish he eats without asking for other non-veg dishes :) ,so all you ladies  who are stuck in my kind of situation should definately give this delicious dish a try.

   Ingrediants:

• one bunch of spinach( fresh ones)
• paneer 10-15 cubes
• one medium sized ripe tomato
• green chillies -5
• 1 onion chopped finely
• ginger-garlic paste-1/2 tsp
• coriander paste-1/2 tsp
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 1/4 tsp cumin powder
• 1/2 tsp salt 
• quarter cup cashew nuts

Method:

• Add 1 tsp oil in a pan.Add the green chillies to the hot oil and than add the palak leaves and saute until leaves are wilted.Turn off the heat and cool
• add a pinch of salt,blend them and keep aside.
• Boil tomato in hot water till the skin breaks down,remove the skin,mash the tomato to a pulp
• Roast cashews lightly and make a powder
• lightly saute paneer in 1 tsp of ghee till golden brown
• Now in another pan,add 1 tsp of ghee or oil.when hot ,add onions and fry till translucent
• Add ginger-garlic -cilantro paste and coriander-jeera pwdr,mix them and saute for 2-3 minutes
• Now add the pureed spinach, tomato,cashewpowder,along with a pinch of turmeric and salt to taste.
• Mix thorougly and cook for another 2 minutes.
• Add the paneer cubes  and serve hot with rice,chapatis or parathas.