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.

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Palak Paneer (Indian Cheese in Spinach Gravy)

Green is  Nature: Beautiful green grass and trees, Sweet green apples, Little green frogs,Cute parrots and Peacocks and tasty vegetables.....

Green is the beginning and green is the end....

Green is renewal....

Green is a magic, which makes us relax.....

Green is an beautiful painting on a canvas....

Green is an healthy food....

I have some homemade cheese/paneer and fresh palak so decided to prepare Palak Paneer / Indian Cheese in Spinach Gravy, which is an popular North Indian Recipe and also popular in South India and is a great side for any Indian bread.  

Ingredients:

• Spinach/Palak - 1 bunch
• Paneer - 100 grams
• Chopped onions - 1/2 cup
• Tomato - 1, chopped
• Green chillies -3
• Cumin - 1/2 tsp
• Bay leaf - 1
• Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tsp
• Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
• Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
• Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
• Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• Milk - 1/4 cup or Cream - 2 Tbsp
• Oil or Butter - 2 tbsp
• Salt to taste

Preparation:

• Boil water in a pot, add spinach/palak and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, drain water and let it cool for some time and grind into paste along with green chillies and keep aside.
• Heat oil or butter in a pan, add cumin seeds and bay leaf. When cumin start splutter, add onions, turmeric powder, little salt and cook till onions turn brown.
• Add ginger-garlic paste and cook there is no raw smell and add tomato pieces and cook till there turn tender, add red chilli powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and spinach puree and required amount of water and cook till oil or butter oozes out. (If added water while making puree then no need to add water).

• Add cream or milk and paneer and cook for 2 minutes and serve with any Indian bread. 

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Kabuli Chana Palak Curry ( Chick Pea Spinach Curry)

Simple and quick... This is what I felt  after preparing Palak Chana curry....

Green sky with yellow stars...  This is what I felt after looking Palak chana curry.....

Finger licking and delicious.... This is what I felt after tasting it....

Few months back, when I am goggling, I saw this name palak chana. This name attracted me very much as I never tried chana in palak and heard of it. I want to give it a try as I love both spinach and chickpea. Finally, after few months, I made this curry as a side for puri and my hubby loved it. 

I made this curry very simple. Make Puree out of spinach. Make sauce with onion, tomato and spinach puree and add some spice powders and finally chickpeas. Simple and tasty side for any Indian bread.

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Serves: 2 to 3

Ingredients:

• Boiled Chickpeas/Chana - 1 cup (fresh/canned)
• Spinach/Palak - 4 cups
• Onion - 1
• Tomato - 2
• Green chillies - 5
• Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
• Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tbsp
• Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
• Coriander powder - 1 tsp
• Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
• Garam Masala - 1/4 tsp or to taste ( I am using homemade)
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp 

Preparation:

• Soak chana for 5 hours and cook them.
• Grind spinach and green chillies adding little water and keep aside.
• Heat oil in a pan, add fennel seeds, when they start spluttering, add chopped onions, turmeric and little salt and cook till transparent.
• Add ginger-garlic paste and cook for 2 minutes and add tomatoes and cook till soft.

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• Add spinach puree, mix and cook for 5 minutes. (if require add little water)
• Add all the spice powders except garam masala and cook until oil oozes out.
• Add chickpeas and garam masala and cook for 2 minutes.

• Serve with roti, chapati or puri.

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