Palakura Tomato Nuvvula Roti Pachadi // Spinach Tomato Sesame Seeds Chutney

I saw spinach chutney in a cookery show long back. I completely forgot about it and years passed. I have a box full of spinach in by refrigerator and suddenly this recipe flashed into my mind. I googled and read many spinach chutney recipes, but finally decided to do as I make ridge gourd sesame seed chutney.

I always enjoy making roti pachadi that to in stone mortar and pestle. Happily made this chutney and served to my hubby with hot rice. He tried to guess, with what the chutney made out of and failed. He didn't believe that the chutney is prepared with spinach. Try this recipe, I bet you gonna love this roti pachadi, which is iron rich and calcium rich.

Ingredients

• Palakura/Spinach - 4 cups, chopped
• Tomato - 1, cut into pieces
• Nuvvulu /Sesame seeds - 3 Tbsp
• Green Chilies - 6 no
• Jeera / Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Minapappu / Urad dal - 2 Tbsp
• Senagapappu / Chana dal - 1 Tbsp
• Oil - 1 Tbsp 
• Juice from half Lime 
• Salt to taste

For Seasoning / Poppu

• Oil - 3 Tbsp
• Avvalu / Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Onion - 1/4 cup
• Garlic - 5 no, Peeled

Preparation

• Dry roast sesame seeds till golden brown and keep aside.
• Heat oil in the same pan, add cumin, chana dal, urad dal and fry till they turn golden brown. Remove them to a bowl.
• To the same pan, add green chilies and chopped spinach and fry spinach till there no water and spinach is dry. (there should not be any water).
• Add chopped tomato and cook till tender. Switch off the stove and let them cool.
• We can use use mortar and pestle or mixer to make chutney.
• Add roasted sesame seeds, cumin, dals to mixer or mortor & pestle and make them into powder.
• Add cooked spinach mixture, salt and make into coarse paste.
• Add lime juice and mix.

For Seasoning

• Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds. When they splutter, add garlic and fry till golden.
• Add onion and suite for a minute (don't brown them).
• Add spinach chutney and mix.
• Serve with hot rice and ghee.