Palak Chole or Chana Palak is a delicious way to incorporate greens in your meal. This dish has the goodness of spinach, chick peas, tomato puree – indeed one of the best palak recipes, it is! Here is how to make it.
Spinach is a good source of iron, vitamins and calcium and I try to incorporate it a lot in my diet.
Palak Chole or Chickpea in a Spinach Curry is a delicious way to incorporate the green in your meal.
The spinach is blanched and pureed and is blended with an onion and tomato gravy.
You can also add paneer, corn or even meat to this gravy.
So, converting it into those quintessential vegetarian recipes or paneer recipe is not a bad idea at all!
In the recent days, I’ve also used this vegetable in preparing Spinach Rice, and even in Italian dishes such as Spinach and Mushroom Galette and Macaroni, Spinach and Cheese Muffins.
However, Palak Chole has been a certain and clear hit in my home.
Essentially made on medium heat, this interesting recipe has a nice zing of green chillies, ginger garlic, coriander powder, garam masala and cumin seeds as well.
Though can also make this a pressure cook recipe, the important thing is to let all the ingredients simmer really well with the desired cups of water.
You could serve it with Laccha Parathas, fluffy Puris or Jeera Rice.
They taste delicious with any combination.
Variations
I’ve also tried to make Methi Chole and that is also an amazing recipe. Instead of using Spinach or Palak, use Methi or Fenugreek leaves to make this delicious variation.
Ingredients
Step by Step Recipe
Pick the leaves from the spinach bunch and discard the stems. Heat water in a big vessel and let it come to a boil. Add 2 tsp salt and baking soda and spinach leaves in the boiling water. Cook for 2 minutes.
Drain the spinach and run under ice cold water. Blend in a blender to make a smooth paste.
Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan.
When the oil is hot, add cumin seeds and dry red chilies.
Add onion, garlic and ginger and fry till onions are slightly browned.
Now add tomatoes and fry for a minute.
Add coriander powder, red chilli powder, garam masala powder and salt and fry for a minute. Add half cup water and fry for 3-4 minutes.
Add the spinach puree and a cup of water. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
Add the boiled chickpeas and salt to taste. Cook for another 2-3 minutes.
Add lemon juice and mix well. Garnish with fresh cream and serve hot.
Palak Chole Recipe
Ingredients
- 250 g Spinach (Washed and chopped)
- 1 pinch Baking soda
- 5 tbsp Oil
- 3-4 Dry red chilies
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- 1 cup Onion (Finely copped)
- 5-6 cloves Garlic (Chopped)
- 1 inch Ginger (Chopped)
- 1/2 cup Tomato (Chopped)
- 3 tsp Coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp Red chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp Garam masala powder
- 1 cup Dry Chole / Chickpeas (Soaked overnight and boiled with salt)
- Salt to taste
- 2 tbsp Lemon juice
- Fresh cream for garnishing
Instructions
- Pick the leaves from the spinach bunch and discard the stems.
- Heat water in a big vessel and let it come to a boil.
- Add 2 tsp salt and baking soda and spinach leaves in the boiling water.
- Cook for 2 minutes.
- Drain the spinach and run under ice cold water.
- Blend in a blender to make a smooth paste.
- Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan.
- When the oil is hot, add cumin seeds and dry red chilies.
- Add onion, garlic and ginger and fry till onions are slightly browned.
- Now add tomatoes and fry for a minute.
- Add coriander powder, red chili powder, garam masala powder and salt and fry for a minute.
- Add half cup water and fry for 3-4 minutes.
- Add the spinach puree and a cup of water.
- Cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the boiled chickpeas and salt to taste.
- Cook for another 2-3 minutes.
- Add lemon juice and mix well.
- Garnish with fresh cream and serve hot.
Manjula Bharath
My fav combo and palak chole looks very tempting dear 🙂 Lovely captures !!
Sheetal
Tried this recipe today … turned out real nice !