Methi Chaman

When someone who does not eat paneer ( yes, there are some like that!!) came home after a dinner and said that he had some delicious Methi Chaman, I was delighted.  I immediately looked up a couple of recipes, rushed to the supermarket and got into the kitchen willingly.  Here is what the dish looked like.. and it was good to eat too.

Ingredients:

Methi (Fenugreek leaves)- 1 bunch 

Palak - Spinach - 1 bunch
( roughly 4:1 of Spinach is to Methi)

Butter - 1-2 tsp

Onion - 1 small - finely chopped

Garam Masala powder - 1/4 tsp

Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp

Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp

Green Chilies - 2 according to taste 

Chilie powder - to taste

Fresh Paneer (Cottage Cheese)
- 200  gms - grated

Ginger - 1/2"

Garlic - 4 pods

Kasuri Methi - a dash of it
Fresh cream - 3-4 tbsp

Oil - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Remove the leaves of the Methi and Palak.  Wash well and drain.

Blanch them in hot water to which a little salt has been added for a couple of mins.

Drain and cool.

Make into a purée - keep aside

Grind the green chilies, ginger and garlic to a paste

Take a wok.  Add a mixture of butter and oil.

Sauté the green chilie-garlic-ginger paste

Add finely chopped onions, sauté again, do not brown, if required add a little salt to prevent that.

Now add the spinach-methi purée

Stir vigorously for a few mins.  Then add a little water.

Add chilie, cumin, coriander powder

Simmer a while

Add grated paneer ( I mashed it and realise grating would have been a better option)

Add a little more water if the mixture thickens.

Add the garam masala and allow to simmer a little more

The dash of kasuri methi for that extra flavour.

Remove from heat 
Add some of the cream.  Mix.  Put a swirl on top ( missing here)
And serve either hot with jeera rice or rotis