Chana Palak Recipe
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Chana Palak is delightful and tasty dish from the Punjabi cuisine. Learn how to make/prepare Chana Palak by following this easy recipe.
Chana Palak Recipe |
Preparation Time |
15 Minutes |
Cooking Time |
25 Minutes |
Difficulty |
Average |
Rating |
9.5 / 10 (17 votes) |
Recipe Type |
Veg. |
Serves |
4 |
Ingredients:
- 1 cup Chickpeas (kabuli chana) (boiled)
- 4 cup Spinach Leaves
- 2 Onions, chopped
- 2 tsp Ginger-Green Chili Paste
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds (jeera)
- 1 tsp Chana Masala Powder
- 1 tsp Garam Masala Powder
- ½ cup Curd
- Salt (as per taste)
- Oil (as needed)
How to make Chana Palak:
- Soak chickpeas in water, for 5 hrs and boil them till they get soft. Keep it aside.
- Chop and rinse spinach leaves and then boil them for 5 minutes.
- Now, take a pan and put 2 tbsp oil in it. When the oil is hot, put cumin seeds in it.
- When the seeds start to crackle, put chopped onions in the pan and fry till they start turning brown.
- Add the ginger chili paste and fry for a few more seconds.
- Put curd in the above mixture and fry till the masala cooks well.
- Add garam masala and spinach to it and mix well again.
- When done, add boiled chickpeas and salt to the above mixture and reduce the heat to simmer. Let the mixture cook for a few more seconds.
- Once the gravy is prepared, sprinkle coriander leaves on it.
- Now, in a small pan, heat 1 tbsp oil and add chana masala in it.
- Pour this mixture over the gravy and serve hot, with rotis.