Firstly, in a small mixer jar take 2 onion, 2 tomato and 10 cloves garlic.

Blend to coarse paste, keep aside.

In a large kadai heat ½ cup oil. add 1 tsp mustard, 1 tsp cumin, 1 tsp urad dal, 1 tsp chana dal, 3 dried red chilli and few curry leaves. Splutter the tempering.

Keeping the flame on low, add 2 tsp chilli powder, ½ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp coriander powder and 1 tsp salt.

Saute on low flame until the spices turn aromatic.

Now add in prepared onion tomato paste and cook well.

Cook until the oil separates from the mixture.

Add in 1 bunch of finely chopped palak leaves, 1 tsp salt and mix well.

Mix until the palak leaves are cooked well and the oil separates from the sides.

Finally, enjoy Palakura Chuteny with hot steamed rice, idli, dosa or chapathi.