Saag Paneer (Spinach with Fresh Indian Cheese)
"It's not hard to love North Indian saag paneer—meltingly soft spinach strewn with chunks of mild paneer, or fresh cheese—especially when scooped up with hot flatbread. Saag just means greens in Hindi, and though spinach is usually used in the U.S., in India saag paneer is also made with mustard, collard, fenugreek, or beet greens, and even amaranth or purslane. —Margo True, "Spicy Spinach" (May/June 2002)..."
INGREDIENTS
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FOR THE CHEESE (or 7 oz. of store-bought paneer may be used instead):
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8 cups milk
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¼ cup fresh lemon juice
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6 tbsp. ghee or canola oil
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FOR THE SPINACH:
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4 cloves garlic, chopped
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1 (1″) piece of ginger, peeled and chopped
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1 serrano chile, stemmed and chopped
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6 cups finely chopped spinach
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Kosher salt, to taste
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6 tbsp. heavy cream
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½ tsp. garam masala
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¼ tsp. cayenne
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Indian flatbread or rice, for serving
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