palak chutney recipe | spinach chutney | palakura pachadi
easy palak chutney recipe | spinach chutney | palakura pachadi
Servings 3 Servings
Ingredients
- 3 tsp oil
- 1 tsp urad dal
- 1 tsp chana dal
- ½ tsp cumin / jeera
- 3 chilli
- 1 inch ginger
- 1 bunch palak / spinach roughly chopped
- ½ cup coconut grated
- small piece tamarind
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup water
for tempering:
- 2 tsp oil
- ½ tsp mustard
- ½ tsp urad dal
- 1 dried red chilli
- few curry leaves
Instructions
- firstly, in a large kadai heat 3 tsp oil and saute 1 tsp urad dal, 1 tsp chana dal and ½ tsp cumin.
- also add 3 chilli and 1 inch ginger. saute until blisters appear on the skin of chilli.
- keeping the flame on low, add 1 bunch palak and saute well.
- saute on low flame until the palak shrinks slightly and turns dark.
- cool completely, and transfer to the mixi.
- also add ½ cup coconut, small piece tamarind and ½ tsp salt.
- blend to smooth paste adding ½ cup water.
- now prepare the tempering by heating 2 tsp oil.
- once the oil is hot, add ½ tsp mustard, ½ tsp urad dal, 1 dried red chilli, few curry leaves and allow to splutter.
- pour the tempering over palak chutney and mix well.
- finally, enjoy palak chutney with idli, dosa or rice.