Friday, May 20, 2011

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!

13 comments:

  1. Perfect for chapatis,really healthy combo..

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  2. Chole and palak..what a healthy combination..looks delicious..great with chapathis..

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  3. oh my gosh, I just ate dinner but would love a bowl of that! looks amazing!
    US Masala

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  4. What a delicious looking combination of chole with palak dear. Craving for it just by looking at it. Would love to have it with either rice or rotis.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  5. Great side dish for lunch...It looks truly yummy!

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  6. hope sun shines ur way pretty soon ! the combo looks inviting ! good one

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  7. A delicious side dish!!!
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

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  8. Love this chole palak with naans, one of my fav..simply inviting..

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  9. Great and divine combo...looks perfect!

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  10. I love this combo of cholay and palak! Healthy and delicious = best of both worlds :)

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