Saag Paneer

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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This recipe makes 6 servings

Nutritional Info
Per each of 6 servings: about	-
cal	162162 cal
pro	7 g7g pro
total fat	11 g11g total fat
sat. fat	4 g4g sat. fat
carb	11 g11g carb
fibre	4 g4g fibre
chol	20 mg20mg chol
sodium	688 mg688mg sodium
potassium	715 mg715mg potassium
% RDI:	-
calcium	2525 calcium
iron	3131 iron
vit A	122122 vit A
vit C	3030 vit C
folate	7777 folate

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Saag paneer literally means “spinach cheese.” This classic northern Indian dish has become so popular that it's sold here in the frozen food section, but, as always, homemade is best. You can use other fresh cheeses if paneer is unavailable; Mexican- or Spanish-style fresh cheese is especially good.

Ingredients

2 bunches spinach , trimmed2 2bunches bunchesspinach, trimmed
2 tbsp vegetable oil 2 2tbsp tbspvegetable oil
3/4 tsp cumin seeds 3/4 3/4tsp tspcumin seeds
1 onion , finely chopped1 1oniononions, finely chopped
1 tbsp butter 1 1tbsp tbspbutter
3 cloves garlic , minced3 3cloves garlic, minced
2 2tsp tspfinely grated gingerroot, or minced
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh coriander 1/4 1/4cup cupfinely chopped fresh coriander
2 2tsp tspground indian hot pepper, or 1/2 tsp/2 ml cayenne pepper
3/4 tsp salt 3/4 3/4tsp tspsalt
1/2 tsp ground coriander 1/2 1/2tsp tspground coriander
1/2 tsp turmeric 1/2 1/2tsp tspturmeric
1 pinch cinnamon 1 1pinch pinchcinnamon
3 3plum tomatoplum tomatoes, peeled and finely chopped
1/3 cup plain Balkan-style yogurt 1/3 1/3cup cupplain Balkan-style yogurt
2 tsp lemon juice 2 2tsp tsplemon juice
3/8 tsp garam masala 3/8 3/8tsp tspgaram masala
8 oz paneer , cubed8 8oz ozpaneer, cubed

Preparation

In large pot of boiling salted water, blanch spinach just until wilted; drain, chill under cold water and drain again. In food processor, purée spinach with 1/4 cup (50 mL) water; set aside.

In large deep skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; cook cumin seeds until slightly darkened, about 10 seconds. Add onion and butter; cook until onion is golden, about 8 minutes.

Reduce heat to medium; stir in garlic and ginger and cook for 1 minute. Stir in fresh coriander, hot pepper, salt, ground coriander, turmeric and cinnamon; cook, stirring, until very fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add tomatoes and cook, stirring, until tomatoes break down, about 3 minutes.

Stir in puréed spinach; cover and cook, stirring occasionally and adding 1 to 2 tbsp (15 to 25 mL) water if mixture is no longer saucy, until steaming hot, about 3 minutes.

Stir in yogurt, lemon juice and garam masala; bring to simmer. Reduce heat to low; add paneer. Cover and cook until heated through, about 2 minutes.

Source : Canadian Living Magazine: September 2009