Saag Paneer (Indian-Style Spinach with Fresh Cheese)

Name: Saag Paneer (Indian-Style Spinach with Fresh Cheese)
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3 quarts, whole milk; 3 cups, buttermilk; 1 tablespoon, salt; 1 (10-ounce) bag curly-leaf, spinach, rinsed; 3/4 pound, mustard greens, stemmed and rinsed; 3 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 1 teaspoon, cumin seeds; 1 teaspoon, ground coriander; 1 teaspoon, paprika; 1/2 teaspoon, ground cardamom; 1/4 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; 1 , onion, chopped fine; , Salt and pepper; 3 , garlic cloves, minced; 1 tablespoon grated, fresh ginger; 1 , jalapeño chile, stemmed, seeded, and minced; 1 (14.5-ounce) can, diced tomatoes, drained and chopped coarse; 1/2 cup roasted, cashews, chopped coarse; 1 cup, water; 1 cup, buttermilk; 3 tablespoons, chopped fresh cilantro

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2012, America's Test Kitchen TV

SERVES4 to 6

TIME1½ hours, plus 45 minutes resting

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Paneer, the fresh cheese called for in this Indian recipe, is available in Indian markets and the cheese section of some supermarkets, but it couldn't be simpler to make at home with whole milk and buttermilk. For a spinach sauce with great...

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