Easy Palak Paneer

Ingredients

Spinach : 1lb or 1 box of frozen spinach
paneer (ricotta cheese) : 100 gms ( you can get it in any indian grocery store in frozen section)
green chilies : 5-6
onion : 1 small (finely chopped)
bay leaf : 1-2
tomato : 1 small ( pureed)
cumin seeds : 1tspn
salt : to taste
kasuri methi ( dried fenugreek leaves ) : 1 tbspn
oil : 2 tbspn

Method:

Cut paneer into small cubes.
Heat oil in a pan. Fry the paneer pieces on 'medium' heat till they turn slightly brown. keep the paneer pieces aside.
Boil the water , blanch the spinach for few seconds then remove and place in ice water.
Now blend the spinach along with green chilies in blender or food processer for about 10 to 15 seconds.
Heat 2 tbspn oil in a deep dish or kadhai.
Add cumin seeds ,bay leaf and kasuri methi( you can use fresh methi leaves as well).
Now add finely chopped onion.cook untill onion turns brown.
Add pureed tomato and cook untill you see oil in the sides of the dish .
Now pour the spinach puree.cook it for 5 minutes.
Add fried paneer pieces.and let it cook for another minute or two.
serve hot with parathas,phulkas,naan.
TIPS :While boiling water for blanching spinach add a tspn salt.blanch spinach rather than boil as the process will set the colour of spinach
You can add 2tpspn of freah cream or sour cream to give it a richer taste.
you can find kasuri methi in any indian grocery store .if not you can use fresh methi leaves as well