Chana Palak ( Healthy Subzi Recipe)
Cuisine: Indian
Author: EasyRecipes .
Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 25 mins
Total time: 45 mins
Here's a great way to combine dals, legumes and vegetables in an easy manner. Serve this subzi with hot rotis and curds to square up a balanced meal.
Ingredients
  • To Be Ground Into A Paste
  • 3 onions
  • 8 garlic (lehsun) cloves
  • 1 ginger piece (25 mm , 1 " long)
  • Other Ingredients
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 cup peeled and chopped brinjals (baingan / eggplant)
  • 3 tomatoes
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
  • 2 sticks cinnamon (dalchini)
  • 2 cloves (laung / lavang)
Instructions
  1. Heat 1 tsp of oil in a non-stick kadhai, add the brinjal and saute the brinjal pieces in it.
  2. Sprinkle a little water, cover and cook on a slow flame until the brinjal pieces are soft. Keep aside.
  3. Boil a vesselful of water and put the tomatoes in it for 10 minutes. Peel and chop them roughly.
  4. Combine the brinjal and tomatoes and blend in a mixer till smooth. Keep aside.
  5. Heat the remaining oil in the same non-stick kadhai and add the cumin seeds.
  6. When the seeds crackle, add the prepared paste, cinnamon, cloves and bay leaves and saute on a medium flame for a few seconds.
  7. Add the prepared tomato-brinjal mixture, garam masala and red chilli powder and saute on a medium flame for 5 minutes.
  8. Add the kabuli chana, amchur, coriander-cumin seed powder and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for a few minutes.
  9. Add the spinach, mix well and cook on a medium flame for another 2 to 3 minutes.
  10. Serve hot garnished with onion rings and coriander.
Recipe by Mithila.net at http://www.mithila.net/veg-recipes/chana-palak-healthy-subzi-recipe-7240.html