I tried this from Mallika badrinath’s cookbook.It tasted excellent and easy to prepare. Its a nice combo for roti & naan..
INGREDIENTS
- SPINACH/ PALAK bunches – 2 nos (medium size ) or 2 cups of leaves.
- Paneer – 1/2 cup
- Butter or Ghee or oil – 2 tbsp
To grind
- Big onion – 2 nos.
- Tomato – 4 nos
- Green chilly – 3 – 5 nos
- Ginger – 1 inch piece
- Coriander leaves – 1/4 bunch
- Curry leaves – a few
- Cardamom – 1 no
- Cloves – 2 nos
- Cinnamon stick – 1 inch length
- Grated coconut – 1 tbsp
- Khus khus / poppy seeds – 1/2 tsp
- Dhaniya powder – 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
- Jeera / cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp
Fresh cream or malai ( Milk skin/paalaadai) – 1 tbsp
METHOD
- Wash & chop the spinach leaves .Heat oil in a kadai and saute the leaves till it shrinks and cook well..set aside.
- Grind all the ingredients given under “to grimd” to a smooth paste and finally add the cooked palak .. Grind smoothly and set aside.
- Heat a kadai with ghee / oil and add the ground paste. Saute till the raw smell disappears.
- Take the paneer cubes and put it in boiling water for 15 mins.Put the paneer cubes in the masala and add little water.
- Cover cook for sometime stirring in between.
- Switch off the flame and add few drops of lime juice and a tbsp of cream . Mix well & serve..
Enjoy hot with roti, naan ..
WISH U ALL A VERY HAPPY & PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR 🙂
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