INGREDIENTS

  • 500g fresh spinach, well washed (or 5 pucks of whole leaf frozen spinach, defrosted, squeezed well and left to dry completely)
  • 2 tbsp ghee
  • 150g paneer, cubed
  • 1 small onion, very thinly sliced (a mandolin is helpful)
  • 4 fat garlic cloves, very thinly sliced
  • 4cm ginger, grated
  • 1 fresh small green chilli, deseeded and thinly sliced
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • ½ tsp salt

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil. Drop in the washed spinach, blanch for 10 seconds, then drain and cool in iced water. Squeeze out well and finely chops the stalks and roughly chops the leaves. Squeeze again and again until no more water comes out – it should be as dry as possible. If using frozen spinach, skip this step, but do roughly chop it.
  • When you're ready to cook, lay out all the ingredients within easy reach of the hob. Heat the ghee in Sunflame frying pan on a medium-high heat and fry the paneer cubes, in batches if necessary, until golden and crusted. Set aside on kitchen paper with a slotted spoon, sprinkling lightly with salt, leaving as much ghee in the pan as possible. Heat until it starts to smoke slightly.
  • Add the onion, garlic, ginger and chilli to the pan along with the spices and salt and fry, stirring vigorously, until well colored, but not burnt.
  • Add the chopped, dry spinach and paneer and stir vigorously until hot – it should catch a little, but watch it doesn't burn. Taste for seasoning and serve.

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