Palak Paneer ( Spinach with Paneer )

Ingredients:

Spinach - 1 Packet
Paneer - 1 pound
Green Pepper - 1 or 2
Ginger - 1" piece
Heavy cream - 1/2 cup
Cashew nuts - 8 to 10
Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp
Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Onion - 1 medium
Bay leaves - 2
Cloves - 3 or 4
Cardamom - 2
Cinnamon - 1" piece
Besan - 1 Tbsp

Procedure:

• Clean and cook spinach in a cup of water for 3 to 5 minutes on medium high.
• Grind it into smooth paste in a blender and keep it aside.
• Cut paneer into 1'' cubes. Soak the panneer pieces in hot water with a little turmeric for 3 minutes.
• Drain them and shallow fry until they turn light golden brown.
• In a medium pan put 2 table spoons of oil on medium heat. when it is hot add cloves, cardamom,cinnamon and cashew nuts.
• As the cashew nuts turn light golden add cut green pepper, ginger paste, cut onion pieces. Once the onion pieces are transparent add besan mix well. Let it cook for a minute.
• Next add spinach paste, paneer cubes, heavy cream, salt per taste, red chili powder, cumin powder and turmeric.
• Mix well and cover. Let it cook for 5 to 8 minutes. If You want the curry to be thinner, add 1 cup of hot water while cooking.
  

Its ready to be served.

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Paneer Kofta Curry

Ingredients:

Paneer - 1 lb
Bottle gourd (Anapakaya) - 1 lb
Carrots - 2 large
Tomatoes - 8 medium
Sooji - 1/4 cup
Besan - 1/4 cup
Ginger paste - 1 tsp
chili Paste - 1 tsp
Almonds - 1/2 cup
Cashew nuts - 1/2 cup
Milk - 1 cup
Cilantro (grated) - 1 cup
Cardamom - 2
Cloves - 4
Cinnamon - 1" piece
Cumin powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
chili powder - 1 tsp
Pancake Mix (optional) - 1 Tbsp

Procedure:

• Grate paneer, bottle gourd and carrots into a bowl. Add sooji, besan, ginger paste, chili paste, pancake mix (optional) and salt to taste. Mix well.
• To this add water a little at a time and make it into a dough. Make 1" diameter koftas (balls or oval shaped koftas ) with the dough.



• Add oil to a deep bottomed pan on medium heat for deep frying. When oil is hot deep fry the balls and set them aside.
  
  
• Puree almonds and cashew nuts into a smooth paste with milk and set it aside. Puree Tomatoes and set them aside.
• Add 2 Tbsp olive oil in a pan on medium heat. When the oil is hot add cardamom, cloves, cinnamon.
• Next add pureed tomatoes, almond and cashew nut paste, chili powder, cumin powder, turmeric and salt to taste. Let it cook for 5 minutes.
• Next add 3 cups of boiling water and cut cilantro and let it cook for 10 more minutes.
• Next add the deep fried koftas to the gravy and let it simmer for 3 minutes. Serve it hot.

Good with Puris, Rotis and hot steamed Rice.

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