Halwai May 24, 2023

Ingredients:

• 2 bunches – Spinach
• 1 bunch – coriander
• 1 – chopped large Onion
• 1 cup – cooking Cream
• 1/2 tsp – Cumin seeds
• salt
• 2 tsp – Sugar
• 1/2 tsp – peppercorns
• 1 – Green chilli
• 1/2 kg – paneer/cottage cheese, cut in 1×1 inch cubes
• 3-4 -Cardamoms/1/s tsp Cardamom powder
• 1/4 tsp – ajwain (optional)
• 1/2 tsp – Turmeric
• cooking oil/clarified Butter
• salt
• Sugar
• Cream

Method:

  1. Finely grind the spinach, coriander leaves, cumin, peppercorns, chilli, cardamom, ajwain, turmeric and half the onions with some water.
  2. Place the paneer cubes in room temp water with 1/4 tsp turmeric powder added to it. Keep aside.
  3. In a saucepan, heat 3 tbsp cooking oil/butter, fry the remaining onions well.
  4. Then add the ground mixture 2-3 tbsp at a time, frying well. Then add salt and sugar.
  5. Drain the paneer and drop the cubes into the gravy.
  6. Simmer open (not covered) for 2 mins and then add beaten cream 2 tbsp at a time, gently folding it into the gravy to get a pleasant green colour. Then simmer (open) till desired consistency is reached.
  7. Garnish with cream and serve with steamed rice or piping hot rotis/naan.

Recipe courtesy of Lil’ Chef