Palak Paneer/Spinach with Cottage Cheese

Palak paneer/Spinach with cottage cheese...such a wonderful dish ! Spinach all the way with yummy Paneer! I got this recipe from my mom.She use to make this dish without onions/ginger garlic paste. Spinach is a bit hard to digest/takes a long time to digest.So i never make spinach for dinner since we are less active at night.For all those who love spinach and paneer here is the recipe of Palak paneer.


Ingredients :

10 Oz of chopped Spinach (If not frozen boil them)
Tomato Puree (From 2 big tomatoes)
1/2 cup of chopped onions
1 cup of Paneer cubes(Fry the paneer cubes in oil.Do not over fry)
A little more than 1/2 tablespoon of Red Chilli Powder
1/2 teaspoon of ginger garlic paste
1 teaspoon of Turmeric Powder
1/2 tablespoon of cumin seeds
1/2 tablespoon of Garam Masala powder
1/4 cup of Milk(You can also use heavy cream.Instead of cream i used fat free milk)
2-3 tablespoon of Oil
salt

Heat some oil in a deep saute pan.Fry cumin seeds and then add chopped onions and the ginger garlic paste.Fry onions till they start changing color.Do not over fry them.Then add the turmeric powder,red chilli powder,garam masala powder and salt.Mix well and saute for a min.
Now add the tomato puree and mix well.cover the pan and cook in medium flame for 3-4 mins.Saute inbetween.
Now add the chopped spinach,milk/heavy cream and mix well.Saute for 2 mins.Cover the pan and cook for 3 mins.Saute inbetween.

Now add the paneer cubes,mix well and cook for 2 more mins.

This dish can be served with any kind of Indian bread.