Indian Recipes for Cooking Stir-fried Spinach with Cottage Cheese

INGREDIENTS

• 1 kg spinach (palak)
• 400 gm cottage cheese ( paneer recipe)
• 4 tbsp oil
• 5 gm cumin (jeera) seeds
• 10 gm garlic cloves
• 2 whole red chillies
• 1/2 tsp coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp cumin powder
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• Salt to taste

• Blanch spinach, drain and chop coarsely
• Cut cottage cheese (paneer) into cubes
• Heat oil in a wok (kadhai)
• Add cumin, garlic and saute till garlic changes colour
• Add in whole red chillies, stir for 1/2 min
• Add spinach, stir-fry adding coriander powder, cumin powder and red chilli powder
• Add cheese and stir-fry for 5 mins
• Season with salt