Palak Paneer

Ingredients: 1. Spinach: 4 bunches (medium) 2. Paneer : 100 gm 3. Garlic : 1 (small) 4. Ginger: 1 piece (2 inches) 5. Green chillies: 5 6. Cashew nuts: 8 to 10 7. Cloves: 5 8. Cinnamon: 1 inch piece 9. Cardamom: 2 10. Caraway Seeds (kala jeera): 1/4th teaspoon 11. Garam Masala: 1 pinch 12. Vegetable oil: 3 tablespoons (about 50 ml) Common salt: to taste Preparation: 1. Cook spinach leaves in water (just sufficient to dip spinach leaves) for about 5 minutes after boiling starts. 2. Allow spinach leaves to cool. 3. Grind the boiled spinach leaves along with garlic, ginger and green chillies. 4. Make a powder of Cloves, Cinnamon, Cardamom and Caraway Seeds. 5. Make powder of cashew nuts. 6. Take a deep pan and keep on a flame. Pour oil and wait till it gets hot. Add spinach paste and season it for about 2 minutes. Now add cashew powder into the spinach paste, stir it well. Next add masala powder prepared earlier, one pinch garam masala and common salt (to taste). Mix it well and keep the pan under low flame for about 2 to 3 minutes. 7. Cut paneer into equal pieces. Add paneer pieces into the curry and mix it well. Cook for about one minute and switch off the flame. 8. Palak paneer curry is ready to serve. 9. Remove the curry into a clean bowl. Decorate (if required) with slices of carrot. Serve hot for taste to three patrons.