Palak Paneer...of a sorts

This evening, I was craving Indian food and palak paneer is my favorite Indian dish. However, I didn't have all of the ingredients and am heading out of town tomorrow. Additionally, this house doesn't have a food processor or a blender (which is even more of a travesty when it comes to pesto but that's another story). Anyways, I just had to make do. Nevertheless, it turned out well, and I'd make it again.

Recipe:
1. Bring water to a boil. Add in however much spinach you feel like eating/having leftover. Boil for 3 minutes. Then, drain. (Note: nothing was measured. Just done by feel/what looked right, so feel free to adjust accordingly.)
2. Pour a couple of teaspoons of olive oil into a saucepan on medium heat. Briefly saute a bit of cumin and tumeric before adding garlic and ginger.
3. Dice a quarter of an onion, and add it to the saucepan. Saute until it becomes translucent.
4. Add a diced eighth of a tomato, some salt and a crushed red chili. Cook for about 3 more minutes.
5. Add in the spinach, and turn the burner down to 2 on the dial. Add a pinch of garam masala. Simmer for 5 minutes.
6. Turn off the stove, and stir in a spoonful of yogurt and some chunks of monterey jack (I warned you that this wasn't real palak paneer).
7. Let sit for a few minutes to allow the flavors to combine. Then, serve over rice.