Prep
25 mins
Cook
25 mins
Serves
4
Vegetarian
Yes
Ingredients
- •2 cup Palak (clean, wash, chop)
- •½ cup Brown chana (boiled after pre-soaking)
- •¾ cup Curds (whisked)
- •¼ cup Coconut
- •2-3 Green chilies
- •1 tsp Jeera
- •7-8 Pepper corns
- •2 tsp Besan
- •tsp Oil (2)
- •Salt-to taste
- •2 tsp Oil
- •½ tsp Rai
- •½ tsp Urad dal
- •2 Dry red chili-2 (broken)
- •Curry leaves-few
- •Hing - few pinches
Method
- 1Grind the coconut, jeera, peppercorn, green chili to a paste and keep aside
- 2In a deep pan add 2 tsp oil and the chopped palak, saute for a few minutes adding a little salt, till almost done
- 3Add the besan and saute well for a few more minutes
- 4Add the boiled brown chana to the palak and mix well, cook for a while
- 5Whisk the curds, blend it with the ground coconut- chili- jeera masala
- 6Gently add the curd- coconut masala mixture to the cooked palak and chana, rinse the curd-masala bowl and add this water to the palak mixture
- 7Cook on a very low flame for 4-5 minutes, stirring intermittently
Chef's Notes
Dahi-Palak-Chanatari combines spinach, brown chana, and curds in a flavorful coconut-based sauce, seasoned with traditional spices and tempered with a fragrant vagar.
This dish pairs wonderfully with rice, appams, or dosai for a wholesome and satisfying meal.