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Paneer in Creamy Spinach - Almond gravy

Creamy, delicious and spicy twist to the humble palak paneer with the addition of tomatoes and almond paste
5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 -5

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups baby spinach
  • 2 big tomatoes about 2 cup chopped
  • 1 tea spn freshly made ginger-garlic paste
  • 1/2 cup onion
  • 1/2 tea spns cumin seeds
  • 1/2 cup almonds
  • 1 tea spn garam masala
  • 2-3 green chillies
  • 1/2 tea spn coriander-cumin powder
  • 8 oz 227grms paneer cubes
  • 1 tea spn kasuri methi dried fenugreek leaves
  • Oil
  • Salt

Instructions
 

  • Boil 2 cups of water.
  • Add tomatoes to it, after about 3 mins, add spinach.
  • Switch off the heat, let it sit there for a mins.
  • Take the tomatoes and spinach in mixer bowl along with green chillies and grind to smooth paste.
  • In the same water, add almonds and boil for 4-5mins (I use them with skin).
  • Grind the almonds to a paste (I made a coarse paste for some texture).
  • Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds.
  • Then add onion, ginger-garlic paste. Fry for few minutes.
  • Add garam masala, cumin-coriander powder and fry for 2 mins.
  • Now add the ground spinach paste, salt and cook.
  • Crush the kasuri methi slightly with fingers and add it to the gravy.
  • Add almond paste and then paneer cubes. Cook for 5-6 mins.
  • Serve hot with rotis/chapatis or rice.