Palak Ka Kaapaa
Today i am giving you a recipe which is healthy and tasty.
Ingredients:
250g – spinach, preferably of serrated leaves
1 tsp – fresh garlic paste
1 or 2 – green chillies (optional)
1 tsp – jamboo grass (dry chive leaves) if available
1/2 tsp – cumin seeds
1 tbsp – whole wheat flour
1/4 tsp – asafoetida powder
Salt as per taste
3 tbsp – clarified butter
1 – dry red chilli
1 tsp – garam masala powder
(to make garam masala powder, very lightly roast a 1 inch stick cinnamon; 4 pieces cloves; 1/4 tsp cumin seeds; 8-10 kernel black pepper and one large cardamom and grind to powder)
Method:
- Wash and clean spinach thoroughly and pressure cook with one cup of water, up to one whistle.
- Cool and grind coarsely adding ginger paste.
- In a pan (kadhai) add one tablespoon of clarified butter and fry the whole wheat flour till it turns golden brown.
- Add spinach, ginger paste, garam masala powder and diced green chilli.
- Bring to boil and simmer.
- Add salt and cook on low flame for 10 to 15 minutes stirring occasionally till the curry is done.
- Just before serving, heat two tablespoon clarified butter in a small pan.
- Add cumin seeds, asafoetida, jamboo grass, red chilli and pour it over the kaapaa.
- Serve with plain boiled rice.
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