Indian Palak Recipes
Palak Chutney Recipe
Prep Time | 5 minutes |
Cook Time | 10 minutes |
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Ingredients
- 3 tsp Oil
- 1 tsp ½spilt black lentils or urad dal
- 1 tsp chana dal
- ½ tsp cumin / jeera
- 3 chilli
- 1 inch Ginger
- 1 bunch palak / spinach, roughly chopped
- ½ cup Coconut, grated
- small piece tamarind
- ½ tsp Salt
- ½ cup Water
For Tempering
- 2 tsp Oil
- ½ tsp mustard
- ½ tsp urad dal
- 1 dried red chilli
- Few curry leaves
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For Tempering
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Instructions
- Firstly, in a large kadai heat 3 tsp oil and saute 1 tsp urad dal, 1 tsp chana dal and ½ tsp cumin.
- Also add 3 chilli and 1 inch ginger piece. Saute until blisters appear on the skin of chilli.
- Keeping the flame on low, add 1 bunch palak and saute well.
- Saute on low flame until the palak shrinks slightly and turns dark.
- Cool completely, and transfer to the mixie blender.
- Also add ½ cup coconut, small piece tamarind and ½ tsp salt.
- Blend to smooth paste adding ½ cup water.
- Now prepare the tempering by heating 2 tsp oil.
- Once the oil is hot, add ½ tsp mustard, ½ tsp urad dal, 1 dried red chilli, few curry leaves and allow to splutter.
- Pour the tempering over palak chutney and mix well.
- Finally, enjoy palak chutney with idli, dosa or rice.
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