Ingredients:
• Spinach (palak)- 1 bunch (washed and chopped)
• Yoghurt -3 tbsps
• Yellow gram (besan) flour-3 tsps
• Yellow gram (channa) dal – 1 tsp (optional)
• Peanuts (raw)- 2 tsps (optional)
• Salt, Sugar
• For seasoning
• Oil-1 tbsp
• safoetida-a pinch
• Mustard seeds- 2 tsps
• Cumin seeds- 1 tsp
• Turmeric- 1 tsp
• Dried red pepper- to taste
• Curry leaves – a few.
Method:
- Soak the channa dal and peanuts in warm water for 10 minutes. Keep aside.
- Now pressure cook the spinach for 6-7 minutes.
- Meanwhile mix the besan flour in yogurt to make a smooth paste.
- Mash the cooked spinach (along with the water) to form a thick mixture and add the besan-yogurt paste to the spinach.
- Heat oil in a pan, splutter the seasoning ingredients and the optional ingredients.
- Pour this on the spinach.
- Add salt and sugar. Let the spinach mixture boil well.
- Serve hot with rice.
Recipe courtesy of Swati