Lehsuni Palak Recipe is a spinach preparation with strong flavors of garlic and subtle flavors of coriander and mint. It is a very simple and quick recipe which makes absolutely delicious and mouthwatering spinach preparation. It is a nice break from the regular spinach recipes that are prepared. Do try the Lehsuni Palak Recipe as it is a
Recipe using spinach
Recipe for winters
This recipe doesn’t call for any tomato or yogurt. Onions, ginger, chilies, and garlic form the base of the gravy. Fresh cream and grated cottage cheese (paneer) add to the texture of Lehsuni Palak.
In India, during winter lots of green vegetables are available. And kids are annoyed every second day to see something green for the meals :(I am a recipe developer, not a farmer. I can’t change the vegetables available {for that matter even farmers can’t do that, they too have to grow vegetables according to the climate ;)}. All I can do is trying making different recipes with the same veggies. And Lehsuni Palak Recipe was another step in this direction.
1.Blanch spinach : Heat sufficient water in a pan. Add 1 tsp white vinegar. Add the spinach leaves and let them cook till soft (approx 5 minutes). Take them out and put in ice cold water for 2-3 minutes. Adding vinegar while boiling spinach help spinach to maintain its green color. Putting the boiled spinach in ice cold water helps to maintain the green color and nutrients of spinach.
2. Prepare the base of the gravy : Heat 3 tbsp oil. Add 1 cup chopped onions, 1 tsp chopped ginger, 5-6 cloves of garlic, a pinch of nutmeg and 5 green chilies. Cook everything for 5-6 minutes.
3. Add the greens : Add 1/4 bunch of coriander and 1/4 bunch of mint leaves. Now add the blanched spinach and cook for a couple of minutes.
4. Make a paste : Let spinach mix cool down. Once it’s cool grind it.
5. Cook garlic : Heat 1 tbsp butter. Add whole garlic cloves. Cook on low flame for 2-3 minutes.
6. Add dry fenugreek leaves and spinach paste : Add 1 tbsp dry fenugreek leaves and cook them for a minute, till they are aromatic. Add the spinach paste. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
7. Add cream and cottage cheese : Switch off the flame. Add 2 tbsp fresh cream.Add 1 cup grated cottage cheese. Switch on the flame and cook a couple of minutes.Switching off the flame while adding fresh cream ensures that the cream doesn’t curdle.
8. Add salt | Check the seasoning and consistency : Add salt to taste. Check and adjust the seasoning and consistency. Spinach has its own salt, so be careful while adding salt to the spinach gravies.
9. Bon appétit : Enjoy Lehsuni Palak with butter naan or lachchha parantha or jeera rice.
PREP TIME 15 minutes
COOK TIME 15 minutes
TOTAL TIME 30 minutes
1. Blanch the spinach
Heat sufficient water in a pan. Add 1 tsp white vinegar. Add the spinach leaves and let them cook till soft (approx 5 minutes). Take them out and put in ice cold water for 2-3 minutes.
Tip: Adding vinegar while boiling spinach help spinach to maintain its green color.
Putting the boiled spinach in ice cold water helps to maintain the green color of the spinach.
2. Prepare the base of gravy
Heat 3 tbsp oil. Add 1 cup chopped onions, 1 tsp chopped ginger, 5-6 cloves of garlic, a pinch of nutmeg and 5 green chilies. Cook everything for 5-6 minutes.
3. Add the greens
Add 1/4 bunch of coriander and 1/4 bunch of mint leaves. Add the blanched spinach and cook for a couple of minutes.
4. Make a paste
Let spinach mix cool down. Once it’s cool grind it.
5. Cook garlic
Heat 1 tbsp butter. Add whole garlic cloves. Cook on low flame for 2-3 minutes.
6. Add dry fenugreek leaves | Add spinach paste
Add 1 tbsp dry fenugreek leaves and cook them for a minute, till they are aromatic.
The aroma here will tell you that you are doing some so correct
Add the spinach paste. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
7. Add cream and cottage cheese
Switch off the flame. Add 2 tbsp fresh cream.
Add 1 cup grated cottage cheese. Switch on the flame and cook a couple of minutes.
Tip: Switching off the flame while adding fresh cream ensures that the cream doesn’t cuddle.
8. Add salt | Check the seasoning and consistency
Add salt to taste.
Check and adjust the seasoning and consistency.
Tip: Spinach has its own salt, so be careful while adding salt to the spinach gravies.
9. Bon appétit
Enjoy Lehsuni Palak with butter naan or lachchha parantha or jeera rice.
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