GO GREEN with SPINACH SOUP this winter!

• 1 tbsp. Butter  
• 2 cups. Fresh Spinach (chopped)
• 1 Small Onion (chopped)
• 1 cup Milk
• 1  tbsp. Flour (Maida)
• 1 tbsp Refined Oil
• 4 cloves of Garlic
• 1 Green Chilly (finely chopped)
• Fresh Cream (optional)
• 1/2tsp sugar
• To taste. Salt & pepper

* Blanch spinach in hot water with a pinch of salt.  and refresh in cold water.
    * Heat oil in a pan, add chopped onions and sauté. Add crushed garlic, chopped green chilly salt, sugar and pepper.
    * Puree together with boiled spinach.
    * Make a thin white sauce by melting butter in a nonstick pan.Then add maida and cook for 5-7 mins. Slowly add the milk so that no lumps are formed.
    * Add the spinach puree to this and bring it to a boil. Add a little water if required.
    * Add 2 tsp fresh cream (optional) and serve spinach soup hot with bread croutons/ soup stick.

Palak Paneer / Spinach-O-Paneer

Ingredients :

• Fresh Spinach ( Palak ) : 500gms.
• Fresh Corriander leaves : 250 gms.
• Paneer : 250 gms ( cut into small cubes )
• Garlic : 10 pods.
• Green Chillies : 7-8 pcs.
• Onion : 1 large (grated )
• Ginger Paste : 1/2 tsp
• Tomato : 1 large (grated)
• Lemon juice.
• Salt and Sugar to taste.
• White oil : 3tsp.
• Ghee : 2tsp.
• Fresh Cream (as per choice )

Procedure:
Take only the leaves of spinach and corriander and clean in running water. Then parboil the spinach lightly after adding a pinch of salt. Keep aside. Place the parboiled spinach, corriander along with garlic and green chillies in a mixer. Add salt, a pinch of sugar and a few drops of lemon juice. Run the mixer just once. This is the "green paste". Keep aside.

Marinate the paneer cubes with salt, sugar and a few drops of lemon juice for 1/2 an hour.
Heat oil and fry the paneer cubes lightly, on a low flame . Keep aside. Add grated onion, tomato and ginger paste and saute for 5 minutes. Add the "green paste" into it. Bring to boil. Add the paneer cubes and ghee. Add fresh cream on top.

Serve with roti / puri /paratha.