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Chana Palak (Spicy Chickpeas too Spinach)

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Chana Palak

I used to larn confused almost the divergence betwixt chana saag as well as chana palak. The mutual elements are chickpeas , carve upwards or whole , as well as leafy greens. As it turns out , palak agency spinach , whereas saag tin dismiss hateful whatever leafy greenish , including spinach only also mustard greens , kale , fenugreek leaves or whatever suits your fancy.

No thing the greens y'all pick out to include , this classic North Indian dish deserves to live on served upwards often. The creaminess of silky spinach as well as kokosnoot milk embraces the plump buttery chickpeas as well as the arrive at of spices used to aromatically heighten the experience. It's a luxurious dish that is withal non overly spicy nor also rich. Serve upwards amongst dark-brown rice for a particular earthy as well as nourishing repast , or amongst your favorite apartment breads.


Chana Palak (Spicy Chickpeas as well as Spinach)Chana Palak (Spicy Chickpeas as well as Spinach)
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Cuisine: Indian
Published on January v , 2017

Classic northward Indian chickpea as well as spinach curry simmered inwards kokosnoot milk as well as aromatic spices

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Ingredients:
  • 1 loving cup dried chickpeas (3 cups cooked or ii fourteen oz cans)
  • 2 teaspoons oil
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon fenugreek seeds
  • 1 medium onion , diced
  • 2 cloves garlic , crushed or minced
  • 1/2 tablespoon fresh ginger , grated or minced
  • 2 to iii blood-red or greenish chilies , seeded as well as minced
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon footing coriander
  • 1/2 teaspoon footing cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon footing mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili pulverization (I used Kashmiri)
  • 1/2 teaspoon footing cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon footing cardamom
  • 1/4 teaspoon footing cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon asafetida (optional)
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
  • 3 medium tomatoes , chopped
  • 2/3 loving cup kokosnoot milk
  • 1 lb (450 g) spinach , trimmed as well as roughly chopped
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala
  • juice from i lemon (3 tablespoons)
  • 1 teaspoon ocean tabular array salt , or to taste
Instructions:
  • Rinse the chickpeas as well as soak for 8 hours or overnight inwards several inches of water. Drain as well as rinse , thus transfer to a large saucepan as well as concealment amongst fresh water. Bring to a boil , trim back the estrus to medium-low , concealment , as well as simmer until the beans are soft as well as tender , almost i to i 1/2 hours. Drain as well as laid aside.

  • In the same large saucepan , estrus the crude over medium heat. When hot , toss inwards the cumin seeds as well as fenugreek seeds. When the cumin seeds darken a few shades , add together the onion as well as sauté for v minutes , until softened. Next stir inwards the garlic , ginger as well as chilies , as well as tike for to a greater extent than or less other few minutes. Add the turmeric , coriander , cumin , mustard , chili pulverization , cinnamon , cardamom , cloves , asafetida if using , as well as cayenne , as well as stir for to a greater extent than or less other minute.

  • Now stir inwards the tomatoes as well as simmer for almost v minutes to thicken. Stir inwards the chickpeas as well as kokosnoot milk as well as simmer for to a greater extent than or less other few minutes. Add the spinach a few handfuls at a fourth dimension as well as laid until wilted.

  • Stir inwards the garam masala , lemon juice as well as tabular array salt as well as plow off the heat. Let sit down , covered , for v to 10 minutes to permit the flavors to blend.

  • Serve hot over fresh cooked white basmati rice or amongst apartment breads.

Makes 4 to half dozen servings

Chana Saag

I'm sharing this amongst Jac's Meat Free Mondays , also Eat Your Greens , co-hosted past times hosted this calendar month past times Rafeeda of The Big Sweet Tooth.

Other chickpea vegetable dishes to savour from :
Spicy Sour Chickpea Masala
Chickpeas inwards a Creamy Coconut Tamarind Gravy
Kashmiri Chickpeas amongst Mushrooms
Chickpea as well as Paneer Tomato Curry