Palak paneer ( spinach and cottage cheese)

INGREDIENTS:

paneer or cottage cheese 250gm or 9oz.

palak or spinach 1 bunch

onion finely chopped 1cup

tomato finely chopped 1cup

ginger garlic paste 1tsp

cumin 1tsp

fenugreek or kasoori methi 1tsp

salt 1/2tsp

coriander powder 1/2tsp

chilli powder 1/2tsp

turmeric powder 1/2 tsp

garam masala powder 1/2tsp

asafoetida or hing 2 pinch

coriander for garnishing

cream 1/2cupoil 1-2tsp

METHOD:

• Heat a pan and cook the chopped spinach for few minutes.(no need to add water as it ooze out water itself)
• cool it and make a paste in grinder by adding few tsps of water ,make a thick gravy consistency.
• Heat another pan on medium flame and pour oil and add hing , cumin seeds , ginger garlic paste and stir then add chopped onion and let it cook for few min. until they become light brown
• Add chopped tomato and let it cook for few minutes. Then add all spices ,salt and grinded paste of spinach and paneer cubes. Add kasoori methi and cream . Garnish it with chopped coriander.
• simmer for some time and serve hot with chapatti or naan .