When my Canadian goes away, I treat myself with meals that only I enjoy, like this Saag Paneer. Beautifully spiced and fragrant, I find it is the perfect antidote to a long arduous week.
The little pockets of fresh paneer cheese siting in a delightful spiced, slightly creamy sauce. The sauce can just blip away on the stove top until I'm ready. This is a very indulgent dinner for me, especially when topped a gorgeous chutney. Mango chutney would be the obvious go to but I have a different favourite. If you're in New Zealand, look upJenny's Kitchen. She has a wonderful range of tamarind chutneys that you'll find excuses to smear on everything. It is divine, New Zealand made and full of complex flavours; win!
I made my ownpaneerwhich is easy enough, but you will find this delightful Indian cheese in all good supermarkets.
Serve with hot steamed rice, or flaky naan on the side.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp neutral flavoured oil
- 200gm paneer cheese, cubed
- 1/2 red onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic crushed
- 3cm ginger, grated
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp garam masla
- 2 tsp turmeric
- 1 tomato, diced
- 120gm spinach leaves
- 50ml cream
- 1 green chilli sliced
Notes
Mango chutney is beautiful with this dish, but I do adore the slightly sour notes of tamarind.
