SAAG PANEER

This is a North Indian side dish bursting with flavours. This vegetarian dish is made with spinach and paneer/cottage cheese, hence rich in calcium and iron content. Saag Paneer goes well with rice and rotis.

SAAG PANEER

Ingredients: 

• Fresh spinach 2 cups (sliced) 
• Paneer 300 gms (cubed) 
• Onion 1 no. 
• Garlic cloves 3-4 no.s 
• Ginger 1" piece 
• Green chilly 1-2 no.s 
• Turmeric 1/4 tsp
• Garam masala 1/2 tsp 
• Chilly powder a pinch 
• Ghee 2 tbsp
• Lemon juice - few drops, to serve

Preparation: 

1. Wash and drain the spinach, then pour boiling water over it just to wilt it. When it cools down, chop roughly. Make cubes of the paneer. 
2. Melt little ghee in a pan, add little turmeric & chilly powders, add the paneer cubes and toss well. Fry till the paneer cubes turn golden all over. Remove the paneer from the pan and set it aside. 
3. Crush the onion, ginger, garlic and green chilly to paste. Fry this in the same pan till it turns caramel coloured. Add the spice powders and fry till the raw smell is gone. 
4. To this, add the chopped spinach, sprinkle some water and salt to taste. Cook for a few minutes. When the flavours start releasing from the bottom of the pan, add the fried paneer cubes and stir gently. 
5. After 2-3 minutes, remove from heat, squeeze over some fresh lemon juice and serve.

Healthy and flavourful Saag Paneer is ready.