Chhole Palak

My kids, like all other kids completely dislike spinach. Any form of spinach curry or spinach daal made with different recipes would not make them happy. I am sure a lot of people share this story. My kids liked chhole/ chickpeas and that’s when I tried to come up with a recipe that has spinach, and does not give you that strong spinach taste.

This recipe is healthy, super delicious and is a wholesome nutrition. Its even good if you are on a diet.

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Chhole Palak

Chickpeas cooked with spinach

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Cuisine

Indian

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

20 minutes

Passive Time

8 hours

Servings

people MetricUS Imperial

Ingredients

• 1 cup Chickpeas chhole, washed and soaked overnight
• 2 No. Onions sliced
• 8 No. Green chilies
• 1 Kg Spinach washed and chopped
• 2 TBLSP Cashews soaked for 30 minutes and pureed
• 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds zeera
• 3 No. Dry red chilies
• 1 No. Bay leaf Tej patta
• 7 No. Garlic flakes
• 1/2 tsp Red chili powder
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1/4 tsp Garam masala
• 1 tsp Salt More or less according to your taste
• 1 tsp Coriander powder
• 1 tsp Cumin powder Bhuna zeera powder
• 1/2 cup Tomato puree
• 4 TBLSP olive oil

Cuisine Indian Prep Time 20 minutes Cook Time 20 minutes Passive Time 8 hours Servings people MetricUS Imperial Ingredients 1 cup Chickpeas chhole, washed and soaked overnight 2 No. Onions sliced 8 No. Green chilies 1 Kg Spinach washed and chopped 2 TBLSP Cashews soaked for 30 minutes and pureed 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds zeera 3 No. Dry red chilies 1 No. Bay leaf Tej patta 7 No. Garlic flakes 1/2 tsp Red chili powder 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder 1/4 tsp Garam masala 1 tsp Salt More or less according to your taste 1 tsp Coriander powder 1 tsp Cumin powder Bhuna zeera powder 1/2 cup Tomato puree 4 TBLSP olive oil

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Instructions

1. Soak a cup of chick peas or Chhole overnight and boil it the next day .
2. Take Spinach. Clean wash and add it to boiled water (Do not boil the palak .. Just boil water and add the palak to it. Let it rest for 5 mins and immediately drain and add it to cold water] ... Now drain and purée half of the palak ... You can purée all of it if you desire.

   
3. Now take a pan. Add 2 TBSP oil. Add sliced onions and whole green chilies (less if you don't enjoy spicy food) .Add flakes of garlic. And sauté everything together till the onion starts turning transparent. Take it out and let it cool and purée it.

   
4. Now add 2 Tblsp of oil to the pan again. Add zeera and whole red chilies. Add the onion purée. Cook for a min.

   
5. Add salt, coriander powder , red chili powder , turmeric powder , 1/2 tsp of zeera powder and garam masala. Add 1 tej patta. Let the masala cook for 2 mins.

   
6. Add tomato purée. Let it cook for 5 mins.

   
7. Add the palak/ spinach and the purée and the one you kept aside. Cook for 5-7 mins.

   
8. Add the chick peas and cook for another 10 mins on low flame.

   
9. Now add purée of cashews. Check the salt. Cook for 5 mins covered, on medium heat.

   
10. Serve with boiled rice or roti and onions on the side. Enjoy!!!