Palak Paneer / Cottage cheese in spinach gravy

You need:

Paneer/ Cottage cheese – cut into cubes (shallow fried till golden brown)

Milk – ½ cup

Spinach – 500 grams

Onion – 1 no (fine chopped)

Ginger – 1.5 inch (julienne)

Garlic – 3-4 cloves (fine chopped)

Tomato – ½ (medium size, chopped)

Mustard seeds – 1 tsp

Green chilies – 2-3 nos.

Coriander powder – 1 tsp

Garam masala – ½ tsp

Fresh coriander leaves/ Cilantro

1. Boil milk, add paneer pieces and boil for a minute. This will make the inside part really tender and juicy, while the outer part will be a little crunchy.
2. In a pan, heat oil. Add mustard seeds, and once they splutter, add green chilies and fry till they get a nice golden brown color. Remove 2 chilies from the pan, which will be used later to garnish.
3. Add half of the ginger, garlic and fry for a minute.
4. Now add onions, salt, turmeric and coriander powder. Fry for another minute.
5. Add tomatoes, garam masala and fry.
6. Add spinach, cover and cook.
7. Blend this mixture to get a smooth paste.
8. In a pan, heat ghee. Add ½ tsp mustard seeds, ginger juliennes. As soon as you get the aroma, add the spinach paste and paneer cubes to the pan. Cook for another min.
9. Garnish with fried green chili and coriander leaves/ cilantro.

*Add a teaspoon of cream on top for an extra zing!