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 .
