PALAK CURRY

Palak curry is a healthy and simple palak recipe made with spinach/palak leaves . Palak is rich in iron and minerals and this curry is a good way of making it a part of your daily diet.

Ingredients 

Palak/spinach – 1 bunch (medium sized) (approx. 2-3 cups of chopped palak leaves)

Oil – 2 tablespoons

Mustard seeds – 1/2 teaspoon

Cumin seeds or jeera – 1/2 teaspoon

Curry leaf few 

Turmeric powder – 1/4 teaspoon

Red chilli powder – 1/2 teaspoon

Coriander powder – 1/2 teaspoon

Garam masala – 1/2 teaspoon

Yoghurt/curd – 2 tablespoons

Ingredients 

TO BE GROUND TO A FINE PASTE

-Onion – 1 medium sized (chopped roughly)

-Tomatoes – 2 medium sized (chopped roughly)

-Garlic cloves – 3 to 4

-Ginger - 1 inch 

Method cook Palak Curry:

In a mixer grinder, grind the onion, tomatoes, garlic cloves and ginger to a fine paste without adding water. Keep it aside

Heat oil in a pan on medium flame.  Add the onion-tomato paste and mix well. Saute on a low flame until cooked well . 

Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala and salt and mix well. Cook for another 2 minutes on low flame.

Add the chopped palak leaves and combine together. Cook for about 5-7 minutes on low flame till the palak gets well blended with the masala. Add in little water . 

Finally add the curd and mix well till well blended. Switch off the flame. 

Heat oil in a tadka pan ,

Add mustard seeds and allow it to splutter. Once the seeds stop spluttering, add cumin seeds and saute till they turn light brown in colour. Add curry leaf . Pour this over the prepare palak curry and give a good stir . 

Palak curry is ready to be served.

Serve palak curry hot with rotis, naans, chapathis or rice.