Palak Paneer

Ingredients

• 1 lbfresh spinach, about 2 big bunches, washed
• 14 ozpaneer, cubed
• 2 tbspbutter
• 1yellow onion, chopped
• 4garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tbspfresh ginger, grated
• 1green chili, chopped, optional
• 1 tspground cumin
• 1 tspground coriander
• 1 tspgaram masala
• ⅓ cupheavy cream
• 1 tbsplemon juice
• salt
• naan or rice, for serving

Method

1. Boil a big pot of salted water. Drop in the spinach for 1 minute, then lift it into ice water and squeeze dry.

2. Melt the butter in a pan over medium heat and cook the onion with a pinch of salt until golden, about 8 minutes.

3. Add the garlic, ginger, chili, cumin and coriander and cook 1 minute.

4. Blend the spinach with the onion mixture and 1/2 cup water until smooth, then return to the pan.

5. Stir in the cream, garam masala, lemon juice and 3/4 tsp salt, then add the paneer.

6. Simmer gently so the paneer soaks up the sauce, then serve with naan or rice.

   ⏱ 7 min