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Serves: 4

Prep. time: 20 minutes

Category:
Main dishes

Amt	Unit	Ingredients
150	gms	paneer cut into 1" cubes and deep fried
¹/₂	kg	palak - spinach with small leaves
2		onions
1"	piece	ginger
5-6	flakes	garlic - optional
2		tomatoes chopped
2		green chillies chopped
2-3	tbsp	ghee
		salt to taste
2		moti illaichi (brown cardamom) skinned & powdered

Directions:

1.	Wash and chop, palak. Cook with ¹/₂ a cup of water.
2.	Cool. Grind to a smooth paste.
3.	Grind onions, garlic & ginger together.
4.	Heat ghee. Add onion paste. Cook till onions turn golden brown and ghee separates.
5.	Add chopped tomatoes & green chillies. Cook for 5 - 6 minutes on slow fire, till ghee separates.
6.	Add the ground palak, add a little water if too thick.
7.	Cook for 5 - 7 minutes on slow fire. Add salt.
8.	Add illaichi and paneer. Mix well. Remove from fire.

Serving ideas:

At the time of serving, heat 1 tbsp ghee, add 1 tsp red chilli pd. Remove from fire and pour this baghar over the heated palak. Mix well. Serve at once.

Palak Paneer

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