Spinach with Cottage Cheese (Palak Paneer)

 Ingredients:
600  grams spinach washed
2  green chillies chopped
2  cups cottage cheese cubes
2  tbs ghee (clarified butter) / butter / oil
1  tbs  cumin seeds
1  tbs  finely chopped garlic
1  tbs finely chopped ginger
 salt acc. to taste
1  tbs lemon juice
2  tbs cream
lots of finely chopped fresh coriander to garnish

Recipe:

•  Blanch the spinach in lots of boiling salted water for about 3 minutes.
• Refresh in chilled water. Squeeze out excess water gently and blend to a fine paste with the green chillies.
• Deep fry the cottage cheese cubes in moderately hot oil till light golden in color.
• Drain on absorbent paper.
• Heat the clarified butter / oil in a heavy-based pan. 
• Add the cumin seeds and let them crackle. 
• Add the garlic and ginger.
• Fry briefly till the raw smell goes away.
• Add the chopped spinach puree, salt and mix well.
• Add water if required to get a gravy of desired consistency and bring to a boil.
• Add the deep fried cottage cheese cubes and stir to mix gently.
• Mix in the lemon juice. Simmer for about 4  minutes.
• Put off the heat and mix in the cream.
• Garnish with chopped fresh coriander. 
• Enjoy the taste .