submitted by Lisa Shaftel
Serves 4 with rice
Ingredients
- 1 lb. chopped fresh spinach, or use Swiss chard (leaves only, remove the stems)
- 1 finely chopped onion
- 2 Tbs. butter or ghee
- 1 Tbs. vegetable oil
- 1 tsp. cumin seed
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/8 tsp. chili powder or some minced fresh chili pepper (optional)
- ¼ tsp. garam masala spice mix
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tomato, seeded and finely chopped
- About 12 pieces of paneer (Indian cheese)
- 1/3 cup cream
Directions
- Process spinach or Swiss chard in a food processor to a paste. Set aside.
- In a large saucepan, fry onion in butter + oil until golden and add cumin seeds, minced garlic, chili powder or pepper, garam masala and salt. Stir and fry another minute.
- Add pureed spinach and chopped, seeded tomatoes and ¼ – ½ cup water. Stir well to mix, cover and simmer on low heat 20 minutes. Add paneer pieces and cream, and cook uncovered another 5 minutes. [If using chard instead of spinach, it will have a more bitter taste.]
- Serve over basmati rice