Saag paneer

• servings: 6 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

2 tbsp ghee or cooking oil

1 tsp turmeric

1 tsp chilli powder or Kashmiri chilli powder

450g paneer cut into 3cm cubes

500g spinach mature fresh or frozen

1 large onion finely chopped

3 garlic cloves

thumb-sized piece of ginger

1 green chilli roughly chopped, (include seeds for extra spice)

1 tsp garam masala

½ lemon juiced, to serve

Directions

Melt the ghee, whisk in with the turmeric and chilli powder, then add the cubed paneer and toss well. Set aside. If using frozen spinach, microwave for 3-5 mins, then place in a sieve and squeeze out most of the water. If using fresh spinach, place in a colander, pour over boiling water, drain and cool, then put in a tea towel and squeeze out most of the water. Roughly chop.

Blitz the onion with the garlic, ginger and green chilli. Cook the paneer in a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat for around 8 mins, tossing the pan so they become golden all over. Remove and set aside on a plate, leaving spices behind in the pan. Tip the onion mix into the pan, add a pinch of salt and turn the heat down. Fry until caramel coloured, around 10 mins, adding a splash of water if it looks a little dry. Add the garam masala, stir to coat the onion mix, fry for 2 mins.

Add the spinach and cook for a further 2-3 mins, adding 100ml water to release all the flavours from the bottom of the pan. Season to taste. Add the paneer and cook for 2-3 mins to heat through. Spoon into bowls and squeeze over a little lemon juice, to serve.

Nutrition

• Calories: 326
• Total Fat: 24 g
• Saturated Fat: 15 g
• Sodium: 0.2 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2 g
• Total Sugars: 3 g
• Protein: 22 g