Palak egg burji

Healthy combo of egg and spinach that can be used as sandwich filling or just serve as a side dish for rice or roti

Ingredients:

Palak/spinach - 1 bunch
Eggs - 2 or 3
Oil - 1 tbsp
Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Onion - 1 small, chopped fine
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste

Preparation:

1. Wash and chop the spinach leaves. Heat oil in a pan and add jeera/cumin seeds.
2. Add onions, spinach leaves, turmeric and chilly powders and salt. Beat the eggs in a bowl and add it to the pan after the spinach wilts. Scramble well and cook till egg is done.

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Parippu cheera curry / Dal Palak Kerala style

A healthy and comfort food with rice or roti. Dal is a good source of proteins and spinach is rich in anti-oxidants,folic acid and iron. This curry is made with ground coconut, check out the other version  without coconut here.

Ingredients:

Toor dal/tuvara parippu - 3/4 cup
Spinach/Palak/cheera - 2 bunches
Green chillies - 2, slit
Garlic cloves - 4
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste

For grinding
Shredded coconut - 1/2 cup
Sambar onion / shallot - 1
Jeera/cumin seeds - a pinch
Water  - 2 tbsp

For tempering
Oil - 1 or 2 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Dry red chillies - 1 or 2
Sambar onion / shallot - 3 or 4 (sliced fine)
Curry leaves - a few

Preparation:


1. Pressure cook dal with enough water for 1 whistle. Wash and chop the spinach leaves. Add spinach, green chillies, garlic, turmeric and chilly powder to the cooked dal and cook for some more time till spinach wilts.
2. Meanwhile, grind together the ingredients given above to a smooth paste. Add this to the cooked dal and spinach and let it boil.
3. Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds. Add dry chillies followed by sliced onions and curry leaves. Fry till you get a nice aroma of onions and curry leaves. Pour this over the curry.

Enjoy with rice and papad.

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Palak Paneer

Palak Paneer is a creamy and delicious north indian dish with a lovely green colour. Paneer(cottage cheese) is cooked in a spinach based gravy and is mildly spiced. Taste great with roti, naan and paratha.

Ingredients:

1. Paneer - 200 gms
2. Palak/Spinach - 3 big bunches
   Oil - 2  tsp
   Sugar - 1/2 tsp
   Green chillies - 2 or 3
3. Tomato - 2 big
   Water to blanch the tomatoes
4. Oil - 2 tbsp
   Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
   Onion - 1 large, finely chopped
   Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
   Coriander powder - 2 tsp
   Garam masala - 1/2 to 1 tsp
   Kasoori methi - 1/4 tsp (crush it with your palms)
   Fresh cream - 3 tbsp

Getting ready:


1. Cut the paneer to small cubes. If you are using store bought paneer, place the cubes in hot water for 5-10 mins and then drain. This helps to make the paneer soft. It is optional to fry the paneer in a little ghee for a few minutes.
2. Discard the stems of the palak and wash the leaves well. Roughly chop them. Heat about 2 tsp of oil in a pan. Add chopped spinach and sugar. Adding sugar helps to get a lovely dark green colour. Saute till spinach wilts and becomes dark green in colour. Let the spinach cool a little and grind it along with green chillies to a smooth puree.
3. Boil water in a pan and add the tomatoes and boil till the skin loosens. Place the tomatoes in cold water and remove the skin. Grind the tomatoes to a smooth pulp.

Preparation:

1. Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds. Fry the onions till light brown and then add the ginger garlic paste and fry for a minute. Add coriander powder and combine well.
2. Add the tomato pulp, mix well and let it boil. Add the spinach puree and paneer cubes and combine well and bring to boil. Add garam masala and kasoori methi and cook for few more minutes. The gravy becomes thick. Add fresh cream and serve.

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Moong and Palak Curry

Moong and Palak curry is a very delicious and nutritious curry which can be served with roti or rice. I had tasted a similar curry in a restaurant in Bangalore where sprouted moong was used, it is much more nutritious and has a different taste. This is a very simple recipe and takes very less time to cook.

Ingredients:

Whole moong(Green) - 3/4 cup

Palak/Spinach chopped - 1 cup

Onion - 1/2, finely chopped

Garlic - 2 to 3 cloves

Tomato - 1/2, chopped (optional, I haven't used it this time)

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Chilly powder - 1 tsp

Shredded coconut - 1 to 2 tbsp (optional, I used it)

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Jeera/Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves - a few

Oil - 2 tsp

Salt

Preparation:

1. Cook moong  in a pressure cooker for 1-2 whistles.

2. Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds followed by jeera.

3. Add onions,garlic,curry leaves and saute till onions are soft. Add turmeric and chilly powder and saute for few seconds. If using tomatoes, saute now till mushy. Add cooked moong, spinach,salt,coconut(no need to grind) and water and cook till spinach is cooked. I prefer a thick curry, please adjust the consistency adding more water.

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Palak Pulav

A very nutritious pulav which can be made in a jiffy. If you pack lunch for yourself, kids or spouse, give this a try. A friend had asked me for some nutritious and colourful varities of rice that she can pack for kid's lunch. She was running out of ideas, and this was one I suggested.Instead of palak, you can choose methi (fenugreek leaves) or a combination of both.

Ingredients:

Palak/Spinach - a big bunch
Cumin seeds/Jeera - 1 tsp
Onion - 1, finely chopped
Green chilly - 3 slit lengthwise
Basmati Rice - 1.5 cups
Salt
Oil

Preparation:

1. Cook the rice with 3 cups of water. Spread it on a tray and let it cool.
2. Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds.
3. Add onion and green chillies and saute for a minute.
4. Add chopped palak and salt and mix well.Palak releases lot of water while cooking. So, keep it on high flame, till the palak is cooked and and water is evaporated.
5. Add the cooked rice and mix well.Saute on high flame for few minutes.

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Black eyed Peas and Spinach

This recipe is a very healthy one, which is yummy too...The peas and spinach is a must try combination. Goes well with rice or roti.

Ingredients:

Black eyed peas - 1/2 cup
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Chilly powder - 1/4 tsp
Spinach - a small bunch, chopped
Onion - 1 small, chopped fine
Green chilly - 2 , slit lengthwise
Jeera/Cumin seeds
Salt
Oil

Preparation:

1. Soak the black eyed peas for 5-6 hours. Cook it with turmeric, chilly powder and water. I cooked it in a pressure cooker till the first whistle and wait till the pressure is gone.
2. Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds. Add onions, chopped spinach and green chillies. Add salt and mix well. Saute for a minute.
3. Drain the cooked black eyed peas and discard the water. Add peas to the pan and saute for 2-3 minutes it is mixed well and gets dry.

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Dal Palak

This one is an Andhra style version of Dal Palak. The recipe was given by a friend of mine who is a native of Hyderabad. I love Andhra food for its spices. My spice tolerance is much better than an average person. I remember when I had hyderabad biriyani once, it was so spicy that my eyes started watering. But it was so yummy that I couldn't leave it, so I managed with the help of some raitha...

Back to our recipe...

Ingredients:

1. Toor dal or Moong dal - 3/4 cup
    Chopped Palak/Spinach  - 1 cup
    Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
    Chilly Powder - 1 tsp
    Garlic cloves - 3

2. Oil
    Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
    Cumin seeds / Jeera - 1 tsp
    Onion - 1, finely chopped
    Green chilly - 2
    Curry leaves - a sprig
    Ghee -1 tsp or more (optional)

Preparation:

1. Put all the ingredients listed under item 1 in a pressure cooker. Add a cup of water and cook for 2-3 whistles.
2. In a pan, add 1-2 tbsp of oil and splutter mustard and cumin seeds.
3. Add onions,green chillies and curry leaves and saute till onions are light brown. You may also add chopped tomatoes if you like.
4. Add the cooked dal palak from the cooker and mix well and cook for 2-3 minutes.
5. Add a tsp of ghee to make it more delicious.

Serve hot.

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