Low fat Paneer with Palak

Ingredients:

• 2 bunches spinach, cleaned, chopped
• 100 gms. paneer made from cows milk (cut them into cubes)
• 1 flake garlic, crushed
• 1/2tsp. ginger grated
• 2 green chilies finely crushed
• 1/4tsp. cumin seeds
• 1/4tsp. sugar
• 1/2tsp. wheat flour
• 3-4 pinches turmeric powder
• 3-4 pinches cinnamon clove powder
• 3-4 pinches asafetida powder
• 1 pinch garam masala powder
• salt to taste
• lemon juice to taste

Method:

• Wash and drain spinach.
• Boil in minimal water till soft and bright.
• Drain, cool, grind with flour, ginger, garlic and chilies.
• Heat a heavy or nonstick pan, add cumin seeds.
• When roasted add asafetida and ground spinach.
• Add all other ingredients, except paneer and lemon juice.
• Stir, cover and simmer for 3-4 minutes.
• Add paneer and lemon juice, stir gently.
• Simmer further for 2 minutes.
• Pour into serving dish.
• Serve hot with wheat flour phulkas, or steamed brown rice.

Notes:

• You can add tomatoes instead of lemon juice.
• Or you can add tamarind paste.