Chole Paalak/ Chick peas & Spinach curry

Living in Virginia feels like living in the Pacific North West! It rains almost everyday here. It's good for the plants etc etc.. but I am so done with this rain. I want some sunshine, real bad!

Made this chole with left over spinach from my paalak paneer. It was super good and tasted awesome with chapathi's.

Chole Paalak ( serves 2)

Get ready:

• 1/2 cup  cooked chick peas or 1 15 oz can
• 3 cups chopped spinach
• 3 medium tomatoes
• 1 green chilli
• 1 inch piece ginger
• 1 tsp cumin seeds/ jeera
• 1/4 tsp asafetida
• 1/2 tsp cumin powder
• 1/2 tsp coriander powder
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 2/3 cup water
• 2 tsp oil
• salt to taste

Go:

• In a blender puree tomato, ginger and green chilli, set aside
• In a pan, add oil and once hot crackle the jeera and asafetida.
• Add the tomato puree, turmeric powder,coriander, cumin powder, a little salt. cover and cook for 5- 10 mins.
• add the chopped spinach, 2/3 cup water. cover and cook till spinach is soft for about 5 mins. add salt to taste.
• add chick peas, salt to taste and mix well.
• If too thick add little water till you get the right gravy consitency.
• mash a few chick peas with in the pot to give thickness.
• Add garam masala ( optional) and let it come to a boil.
• Turn heat off and serve with chapathi or poori's.

 Chatpata chole paalak is ready!