Indian cheese with spinach

Name: Indian cheese with spinach
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 25 g/1 oz fresh root ginger, roughly chopped; 1 large onion, roughly chopped; warm naan, to serve; 1-2 fresh red chillies, chopped, (deseeded if preferred); 5 ml/1 tsp ground cumin; 5 ml/1 tsp ground coriander; 2.5 ml/½ tsp chilli powder; 2.5 ml/½ tsp ground turmeric; 4 large garlic cloves, roughly chopped; 15 ml/1 tbsp dried fenugreek leaves; 15 ml/1 tbsp tomato purée (paste); 150 g/5 oz canned chopped tomatoes with their juice; 275 g/10 oz/2½ cups fresh spinach, chopped; 45 ml/3 tbsp double (heavy) cream; 2.5 ml/½ tsp salt, or to taste; 2.5 ml/½ tsp garam masala; 60 ml/4 tbsp sunflower oil or olive oil; 225 g/8 oz paneer (Indian cheese)

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Complete Indian Regional Cookbook

By Mridula Baljekar

Published 2017

About

Paneer contains the same amount of protein as meat, making it ideal for a vegetarian diet. The cheese is cut into cubes and sauteed until browned, before it is simmered in the sauce.

Ingredients

225 g/8 oz paneer (Indian cheese)
60 ml/4

Asia
India
Side dish
Main course
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Slice the paneer lengthways into five slices, then cut each slice into 1cm/½in cubes. In a non-stick frying pan, heat 15 ml/1 tbsp of the oil over a medium heat and sauté the