Name: Palak paneer recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: 1¼ cup paneer (or 150 grams Indian cottage cheese); 2 cups palak (or indian spinach, tightly packed (100 grams)); 2 tablespoons Oil (or butter as needed); 2 to 3 green chilies (deseeded (less spicy kind)); ¾ cup onions (fine chopped or ½ cup paste (2 medium)); 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste (or fine chopped); ½ cup tomatoes ((deseeded & chopped) or puree (2 small)); salt as needed; 8 to 10 cashewnuts (or blanched almonds or 3 tbsps cream); ½ teaspoon garam masala; ½ teaspoon kasuri methi (or dried fenugreek leaves (skip if you don't have)); 1/8 teaspoon cumin (or jeera (optional)); 2 green cardamoms (or elaichi (optional)); 1 inch cinnamon (or dalchini (optional)); 2 cloves (or laung (optional))