Palak

Most of us like dal. Even kids love to eat dal rice. When it is done with Palak (Spinach), it is more healthier and delicious. Rekha prepared this dish for us and it came out the same way as my mother's recipe.Ingredients:Toor Dal - 1cupSpinach (finely chopped)- 1 cupUrad dal - 1tspoil - 2 tspmustard - 1tspcumin seeds - 1 tspTurmeric - 1 tspRed chillies - 2 nosHing- 1tspSalt - to taste Optional: O

It is alarming the way the food prices are sky rocketing these days. Every time we go to the grocery, we notice an increase in the price even for the essential commodities like bread, pulses, milk, vegetables etc. We seem to be getting lesser and lesser for the same amount each year. I personally feel [...]

Palak paneer is a authentic north indian dish prepared with spinach and cottage cheese cubes..it is less spicy and healthy too..it goes well with rotis, rice or chapathi. Ingredients: Paneer - 200gms Spinach - a bunch Onion(medium) - 1 Tomatoes  pureed - 2 Ginger -garlic paste - 1tbsp Cumin powder(jeera) - 1/4tsp Red chilly powder - [...]

Me: Eiks… What’s that ugly green thing Amma? Mom: Its spinach. I am making spinach curry for tonight’s dinner. Me: Eww… Don’t bother! I had rather eat plain rice than eating that yucky green thing! Mom: Why don't you taste little and see if you like it. Me: I don’t want to taste it because I know I won’t like it. So why tasting it when I already know I am not gonna like it? Mom: Because it’s good

What is it that motivates you when you feel little low? Or what is that you do, when you have some time on hand? For me, its always been leafing through the many cookbook collected and mostly through the files that I created with so much care and affection. When I feel a want for motivation or have a min to spare, I take out my file and lovingly go through each page. Caressing on the pages, with a strange feeling flowing through the veins, looking at those delicately created and artistically presented food, boosts me like nothing. Food, I believe is the sustenance that gets everybody going and one that is created and given with much love, makes up for everything in this world. Be it preparing and enjoying it, I have learnt from my family. Be it anything, Amma always puts in lot of thought

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Growing up I had always been attracted to red foods. I could never really understand this fascination, but a red curry always seemed more appetizing than a green curry. Beets seemed more attractive than cucumbers. I never gave it much thought till I came across a research paper done by our friends at the TWBA / Chiat Day agency for their client, Heinz ketchup. Apparently, this is a very common phenomenon and not as I thought, one more of my many irritating habits. A plate of food where the central item is red always looks appetizing. This is because the eye associates the colour red with many appealing things. Freshly killed meat and blood. An abundance of blood in one’s body also signifies good health. And thus the eye looks for this colour on a plate. I just wish that I could’ve known these facts when I was young. It would’ve made refusing some rather unappealing dishes that mom tried to shove down our throats easier. It also explains my disdain for all things green. Like this

INGREDIENTSSplit gram (Channe ki dal) - 1/2 cupSpinach (palak) - 1/2 kgTomatoes - 2Green chillies (chopped) -2Ginger (chopped) -1/2 " pieceCoriander powder - 1 tspGaram Masala - 1/2 tspRed chilli powder - 1/2 tspOil - 3 tbspOnion (chopped) - 1METHODSoak dal for half an hour.Wash and chop palak leaves. Discard the stem.Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Fry onions till golden brown.Strain the soaked dal. Add dal, palak and all other ingredients, including the spices into the cooker.Cook for 1 minute. Add 1/2 cup water.Pressure cook to give 2 whistles, then cook on low heat for 8-10 minutes.After the pressure comes down, mash the dal slightly.Serve hot with boiled rice or roti.

Palak Paneer is a popular indian dish orginated from Punjab( North India ). This mildly flavored curry is made with spinach(palak) and indian cottage cheese( paneer ). This is a delicious and super... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

When ever we used to visit a restaurant, there would be a common order, like Butter naan, Butter Chicken and for vegetarian dish it would be either Palak Paneer or Aloo Palak. This has been coming from my childhood days. But now the items in the order have changed because of the new restaurants budding everyday, and elaborated menus.But still, the dishes I mentioned are my favorite till date :)Aloo PalakI always thought that preparing Aloo Palak is a tedious and a long process, till I came to know about the recipe, and it looked very easy and no-fuss type. I made this for dinner yesterday and served with some hot rotis and it was a hit!Now to the Recipe,Ingredients:Palak/Spinach: 500 gmsGinger Garlic Paste: 2 TbspOnion: 1 big, choppedGreen chilies: 4, chopped (adjust acc. to taste)Aloo/Potatoes: 5, boiled and dicedTurmeric: 1 TspGhee/Butter: 4 TbspCumin seeds: 1 TspGaram masala: 1 TspCoriander and Cumin powder: 1 TspFresh cream: 1 TbspSalt to tasteHow I did it:Boil spinach and Keep asi

"I yam what I yam, and that's all I yam," is one of the catchphrases of Popeye the Sailor. Who wouldn't know Popeye the sailor, especially with kids this is very popular show on TV. This character is better known for his superhuman strength he gets on eating spinach.It is said that spinach farmers in Crystal City, Texas were so grateful for this they erected a statue of Popeye in the town and credited him for saving the then-dying spinach industry.- source wikipediaThe influence of such cartoon characters are amazing as I have seen my friend's son, who initial refused to eat spinach, started eating after seeing this show. He is such a great fan and forever saying his biceps have grown big because of eating spinach.Coming to facts, spinach is a great leaf. Tastes great and easy to make. And such a wonderful dish from a simple leafy vegetable is unbelievable.Palak Paneer is our all time favorite dish at home. We all like this dish with pulka and naan whereas my Dad likes to have this

Spinach with paneer or with alu is a very common combo. I tried a new combo and used two of our fav veggies together and the end result was outstanding. This is my contribution for JFI- Going GreenINGREDIENTS:OkraSpinach- 1 Bunch washed and chopped1 Big Onion Sliced1 tsp Jeera seeds1 tsp Coriander Powder1 Tbsp Kitchen King Masala1 tsp Chili Powder1 tsp Haldi PowderSalt as per tasteMETHOD:Wash and dry Okra and cut them lengthwise.In a heavy bottomed pan heat oil and had jeera seeds. When jeera starts sputtering add sliced onions and fry them until brown.Now add okra and add all the rest of the masala ingredients to it and keep the flame on high and cook okra until they are completely cooked.Now add chopped spinach into this and adjust the salt and cook untill all the spinach in competely cooked. Note: Don't add any water to this as spinach lets enough water and this should be good to cook the vegetable.Serve hot and enjoy it with white rice or chapathi.

Weekend lunch... And this time I went for very light and healthy food, Dhal Palak. It took me 15 minutes to prepare this wonderful dish. There is no grinding or cooking for long time. Everything is quick and fast. I served it with Rooma's Jhatpat Aloo Paratas. So this very easy and delicious recipe i'm passing to my buddy Pooja for her vegetable of the week:) Hope you all enjoy it as much as we did:) Quick And Fast Dhal Palak Ingredients:2 bunches of Palak/Spinach1/2 cup Masoor Dal/Red Lentils2 medium Onion, chopped finely2 large Tomatoes, sliced thinly1 inch Ginger, chopped finely1 tsp Jerra/Cumin Seeds1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder2 tbsp Lemon Juice1 tsp Garam Masala3 Green Chillies, slicedSalt and Sugar to taste1 tbsp Oil Dhal PalakMethod:Cut Palak finely and cook with little water.Cook Dal with little turmeric powder in pressure cooker.Heat oil in a pan and season with jeera.When it splutters add onions and fry till golden brown.To this add chopped ginger and sliced chilli and fry for

Every weekend is a big cooking bash for us. By the time we drag ourselves from bed and eat our brunch it will be past 1 o'clock in the noon. So we start cooking for dinner at our own pace. I love cooking in leisure without any hurry. So usually Saturday dinner is always special and exotic Indian food. This weekend was no exception. And what else can be exotic than Koftas!!! I didn't want to make the regular Aloo Koftas in basic Onion and tomato base curry. So this time I opted Palak/Spinach for base curry. As kofta is prepared by deep frying, I wanted to make it packed with whole lot of nutrition and nothing can beat spinach in that case. This time I went for simple, straight forward recipe which I want to share with all my blog buddies. Palak Kofta CurryIngredients:3 bunches Palak/Spinach, wahed and finely chopped1 cup Milk3 Onions, finely chopped4-5 Potatoes4 slices of Bread1/4 cup Green Peas1 inch Cinnamon2-3 Green Cardamom3-4 Cloves2-3 Green Chillies1 inch Ginger, minced1 tsp C