Chana Palak ( Party Recipe)

by Tarla Dalal

Accompaniments

Jalebi Paratha
Lachha Paratha
Spicy Parathas
Spinach Stuffed Parathas ( Low Calorie Healthy Cooking)

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A spinach and chick peas vegetable with a different gravy.

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Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: 25 mins
Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

1 cup kabuli chana (white chick peas)
250 gms brinjals (baingan / eggplant)
3 tomatoes
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
2 sticks cinnamon (dalchini)
2 cloves (laung / lavang)
2 bayleaf (tejpatta)
1 tsp garam masala
2 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp dried mango powder (amchur)
1 tsp coriander-cumin seeds (dhania-jeera) powder
1 1/2 cups chopped spinach (palak)
a pinch of baking soda
6 tbsp oil
salt to taste

To Be Ground Into A Paste
8 cloves (laung / lavang) of garlic (lehsun)
25 ginger (adrak)
3 onions

For Decoration
2 onions , cut into rings
1 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)

Method

Soak the kabuli chana overnight. Next day, boil in a pressure cooker with a little water and the soda bi-carb. Drain.
Skin the brinjals and cut into small pieces. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil and cook the brinjal pieces on a slow flame until soft.
Put the tomatoes in hot water for 10 minutes. Then grate into a pulp.
Blend the brinjal pieces and tomato pulp thoroughly in a mixer.
Heat the remaining 5 tablespoons of oil and fry the cumin seeds for 2 minutes. Add the paste, cinnamon, cloves and bay leaves and fry again for a few seconds.
Add the tomato-brinjal mixture, garam masala and chilli powder and fry for 5 minutes.
Add the kabuli chana, amchur powder, coriander-cumin seed powder and salt and cook for a few minutes.
Add the spinach and cook for 3 minutes.
Surround with the onion rings, top with coriander and serve hot.

RECIPE SOURCE : Entertaining (Formerly known as Party Cooking)

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gaurava, October 28, 2011

Very yummy and perfect alternative to try out in party other than traditional cholas ... and spinach makes it very healthy too..

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