Olive oil or ghee
1 lg Onion, chopped
5 Cloves garlic, chopped fine
1 tomato, peeled, seeded & chopped
1" chunk of fresh ginger, peeled, chopped fine
1 lb fresh (triple washed) or frozen spinach, thawed
1 c Plain yogurt or sour cream
2 ts crushed red chili
1 ts cumin seed
2 ts Garam Masala or mild 'Curry Powder'
1.5 c half and half (or use 1 cup heavy cream and 1/2 c water, mixed)
8 oz ricotta cheese, or 4% cottage cheese, or Paneer, a homemade cheese from India
Salt & pepper to taste

Boil the spinach in 1 cup of water in a large skillet covered with a lid for ~ 4 minutes. Drain well in colander. Return the skillet to heat and add some oil or ghee. Add the onions & ginger, stir fry for a few minutes, add the garlic, tomato & cumin seed. Cook a few minutes then add the yogurt or sour cream, chili, and garam masala/curry powder and the drained spinach. Simmer at medium heat for 5 minutes. Mash the ingredients with a potato masher or use a hand blender to puree. Add the half and half. Add the cheese, simmer 5 minutes.

Season with salt & pepper. Makes 4 to 6 servings.

I lo-o-ooove Saag Paneer. And in my higher carb days, I used to love Matar Paneer, which is green peas with paneer.

I'm very lucky in the community where I live there is a great deal of ethnic diversity .. and many foods are readily available. I can buy paneer at my local NoFrills grocery


Thanks for this recipe


Doreen

sounds good

It would probably go well with the Aloo Gobi recipe posted here.

IS THIS OK FOR INDUCTION? How many carbs does it have?