Rush Hour Palak Paneer

Ingredients

Palak (Spinach) - 1 kg (Chopped, blanched)
Paneer – 100 gms (cut into cubes, you can fry it slightly if you want)
Onion – 1
Garlic – 6- 8 cloves
Ginger – 1 inch (peeled)
Zeera – ½ tsp
Turmeric – ½ tsp
Garam Masala* - ½ tsp (recipe given below)
Green Chilies – 2 (or to tatse)
Curd – ¼ Cup (beaten)
Butter – 2 tsp (optional)
Oil – just enough to give baghar
Salt to taste

Procedure

1.Blend Palak, Onion, Green Chilli, ginger and garlic to a puree. Add little water if required.
2.Heat oil. Add Zeera. When it turns brown, add turmeric and sauté it for half a min. Add the Palak puree to it and stir continuously till it comes to a boil.
3.Add beaten curd to the Palak and stir continuously till it comes to a boil. Add salt.
4.Simmer it for 5 mins. Add Paneer to the curry and simmer for next 5 mins.
5.Pour it in a serving bowl. Sprinkle garam masala. Add butter on top and serve immediately .

Garam Masala

4 cloves
8 Black Pepper
1 Black cardamom
1 Green Cardamom
1 pinch nutmeg

Toast it on a girdle (Tava) for 2 mins and grind it to a fine powder