Palak Paneer - My Mom's Style :)

Palak Paneer is one of the most tastiest forms of spinach I have ever had. Ever since mom had starting making this recipe at home, even the all-time spinach haters have started loving this. This is one of the north indian recipes that can be prepared easily and loved by all. This is once again Naz's most favorite excluding the "PANEER".

Palak is also one of the healthiest forms of spinach. This can be easily given to children who seldom eat or even like greens for that matter.

Ingredients:

Palak - 1 Bunch
Paneer - 100 gm
Onion - 2
Tomatoes - 1
Ginger Garlic paste - 1tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Green Chillies - 2
Chilli powder - 1/2tsp
Coriander powder - 1tsp
Garam Masala powder -1/2tsp
Salt as required.

Method:

Cut the palak leaves, and boil it along with little water, turmeric powder, and salt. Keep it for half an hour. Then, grind the cooked palak leaves into a coarse paste or to your desired consistency and keep it aside.
Heat some oil in a skillet, and fry those paneer (cut into cubes) pieces till golden brown. Remove it from oil and place it on a butter paper. Then, drop the paneer cubes in cold water to remove excess oil and remove it after some time after slightly squeezing the water from the paneer. This ensures that your paneer is soft.
Now, heat some oil in a wok. Then, add onions, turmeric powder, chopped green chillies, ginger-garlic paste in order and saute till the raw smell is off the gg paste. Add tomatoes with a little salt for a saucy consistency. Once the tomato-onion mixture is well cooked, add chilli and coriander powder. Now, add the grinded palak leaves to this and cook till oil seperates. Finally, add the paneer cubes and mix it thorougly. Boil the mixture for 5 minutes after adjusting the salt.
This can be served hot with chapathis, naan and rice.

Tips: Add 2 tbsps of milk while adding the paneer cubes for a creamy consistency.