Palak Curry

  1. in a bowl put 200g spinach and hot water for 5 minutes (blanching)
  2. chop
    • 2 onions (2 white or 1 white and 1 red)
    • 1 tomato
    • 1 chilli (long cut)
  3. start frying in a wok on high heat (9) with 2 spoons oil
  4. add 1/2 spoon jeera (cumin seeds)
  5. add onions and chilli and reduce to medium heat (7)
  6. when onions are brownish, add tomato and reduce heat to 6
  7. when tomato is softish, add
    • 1/2 spoon ginger garlic paste
    • 1/2 spoon chilli powder
    • 1/4 spoon haldi (turmeric powder)
    • 1/4 spoon garam masala
    • 1 spoon dhaniya jeera powder (coriander and cumin seeds)
  8. drain and blend spinach for 10 seconds
    • note, you can keep the water for cooking another dish, because it will have dissolved a lot of the nutrients from the spinach
  9. when fried, add spinach
  10. [optional] add extras depending on variation eg.
    • paneer
    • channa (chick peas)
    • chicken
  11. add 1/2 spoon salt
  12. cook for 5-7 minutes

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