- Clean and wash spinach and immerse in boiling water for 2 minutes. Mash it with a mixer. Heat oil in a deep pan, add whole garam masala, cumin seeds, chopped garlic. Now add onions, a pinch of salt and fry until golden brown then add turmeric and ginger garlic paste, saute it. Add chopped tomatoes, mix it tilltomatoes are mashed up, later add all spices, fenugreek leaves powder,chopped green chillies, and red chilli powder. Now add the spinach and cook till it oozes out oil. Cut paneer into pieces. if you have fresh paneer just add. Add paneer pieces to the gravy and simmer in for few minutes. Top with a little cream and serve it. With chapati,naan,roti.