Palak Paratha

Preparation Time: 15 minutes

You will need:

1. Spinach/Palak: 2 cups - roughly chopped
2. Green chillies: 2-3 nos.
3. Garlic pods: 2 nos.
4. Wheat Flour: 3 cups
5. Salt: According to taste
6. Cooking Oil: 1 tsp
7. Water

Palak Paratha

To cook:

• Boil water in a pan and add the chopped spinach. Let it simmer for at least 5 minutes. Then set it aside and let it cool
• Once cooled, puree the boiled spinach along with the green chillies and garlics in a blender
• Now mix the wheat flour, spinach puree, salt and oil in a bowl. Add water and knead into a dough
• Roll the dough into 6" chapatis and cook on a skillet spreading oil on both sides
• Serve hot with your favorite curry!

Spinach Rice

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Serves: 4 people

You will need:

1. Spinach:1 bunch - roughly chopped
2. Onion: 1 no. - diced
3. Green chillies: 2-3 nos.
4. Garlic pods: 1 nos.
5. Cumin seeds:  1/2 tsp
6. Cloves:  3-4 nos.
7. Cardomon: 3-4 nos.
8. Black Pepper seeds: 3-4 nos.
9. Cinnamon: 1/2 inch stick
10. Bay leaves: 1 no.
11. Cashews: 3-4 nos. 
12. Dhaniya-Jeera powder: 1/2 tsp
13. Cooking Oil: 1 tsp
14. Salt - according to taste
15. Rice: 1 1/2 cups: washed

Spinach Rice

To cook:

• Heat water in a pan and add the chopped spinach. Once done, keep it aside and let it cool
• In a blender, puree the cooked spinach, green chillies and garlic.
• Heat oil in a pressure cooker and add the cumin seeds and the rest of the spices. 
• Once you get an aroma of the spices, add the diced onions and saute until golden brown.
• Now add the pureed spinach mixture and stir for about 2 minutes.
• Add the washed rice and the dhaniya jeera powder and mix well. 
• Add about 3 cups of water and salt. Close the lid and let it cook until you get a couple of whistles. 
• Serve hot with raita!

Spinach Curry - Palak Gojju

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Serves: 4 people

You will need:

Spinach:1 bunch - roughly chopped

Onion: 1 no.

Coconut (dry): 1/2 cup

Mustard seeds:  1/2 tsp

Tamarind pulp:  1 tsp

Green chillies: 2-3 nos.

Cooking Oil: 1 tsp

Hing/Asafoetida: 1 pinch
Salt - according to taste

Spinach curry

To cook: 

• Boil water in a pan and add the chopped spinach. Once cooked, drain the water and keep the cooked spinach aside.
• In a blender, add the cooked spinach along with the onion, mustard seeds, green chillies, coconut and tamarind pulp.
• Blend this into a smooth paste, add a little water if the paste becomes too thick.
• Once the paste is done, transfer this to a bowl and add salt and mix well. 
• Temper it with oil, mustard seeds and hing. 
• Goes well with chapatis or rice.  

Potatoes & Spinach Curry - Aloo Palak Sabzi

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Serves: 2 people

You will need:

1. Potatoes (medium size): 3-4 nos
2. Spinach: 1 bunch
3. Cloves: 5-6 nos.
4. Salt
5. Cooking Oil: 1 tbsp

To cook:

• Pressure cook the potatoes with some salt. 
• Once cooked, peel and dice them into half inch pieces and keep it aside
• In a pot, cook the spinach with water for about 5 minutes.
• Once cooked, remove it from the pot and let it cool
• Now grind the cooked spinach in a blender along with the cloves
• Heat oil in a skillet and add the blended spinach. You can use a lid to cover the skillet until the spinach stops spluttering.
• Keep stirring the spinach until the water and oil dry up. You will know the spinach is done once you start getting lumps.
• Now add the cooked potato pieces and some salt if required. 
• Give it a quick stir and enjoy it hot with chapatis!

Chickpeas Spinach Curry - ಕಾಲು ಸಪ್ಪು ಪಲ್ಯ

A simple and easy to prepare dish that combines two of my favorite ingredients - chickpeas and spinach! 

Preparation time: 30 minutes

Serves: 2-3 people

You will need:

1. Chickpeas - 2 cups 
2. Spinach - 1 bunch - chopped
3. Onions - 1 no. - chopped
4. Garlic - 2 cloves - diced
5. Yogurt - 2 tbsp 
6. Garam Masala
7. Dhaniya/Coriander powder
8. Cooking Oil (Use olive oil for extra flavour)
9. Salt 

To cook:

• Soak chickpeas overnight and pressure cook them with some salt. You could also use canned chickpeas otherwise
• Cook the chopped spinach in water for about 5 min and keep it aside
• Heat oil in a skillet and add chopped onions and garlic and saute until brown
• Add garam masala, dhaniya powder and salt and mix well
• To this, add yogurt, spinach and cooked chickpeas
• Add some water to get a gravy like consistency
• Serve hot with Rice or Chapatis

Chickpeas Spinach Curry