Serves: 6
Total Calories: 4,861

8 ounces (1 recipe) Paneer Cheese or store-bought
1/4 cup Crispy Fried Fresh Ginger
4 cups packed (2 small bunches) fresh baby spinach
2 cups packed fresh fenugreek leaves (or 1/4 cup dried)
4 quarter-size slices peeled fresh ginger
1 clove fresh garlic (large), peeled
1 to 3 fresh green chili pepper, such as serrano, stemmed
2 tablespoons peanut oil
1 tablespoon melted ghee
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/2 cup plain yogurt, whisked until smooth

1. Prepare the paneer cheese and cut it into thick 3/4-inch pieces. Prepare the crispy fried ginger.

2. Trim and wash the spinach. If using fresh fenugreek, pick out the leaves and the softest stems and discard the hard and fibrous parts. Wash well. Transfer the spinach, prepared fresh or dried fenugreek, fresh ginger, garlic, and green chili peppers to a food processor and process until minced, about 1 minute.

3. Heat the oil and ghee in a large cast-iron or nonstick wok or saucepan over medium-high heat and cook the greens, stirring and scraping the sides of the wok, over medium-high heat the first 2 to 3 minutes then over medium heat until well-roasted and deep green in color, 15 to 20 minutes.

4. Mix in the paneer cheese, salt, and turmeric and cook, stirring, 2 to 34 minutes. Add the yogurt, a little at a time, stirring constantly to prevent it from curdling, and continue to cook until all the juice evaporate and paneer pieces are soft, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a serving dish, garnish with the fried ginger, and serve.

From "1,000 Indian Recipes." Copyright 2002 by Neelam Batra. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 6
Total Calories: 4,861
Calories from Fat: 3,312

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