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Vegetable Palak Recipe | Healthy Chapati Side Dish

A healthy side dish with chapati and roti using lots of veggies and palak.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 4 people
Author: Sumana

Ingredients

  • Palak leaves- 1 cup pressed
  • Vegetables- 1 cup
  • Green chillies- 2 nos.
  • Coriander leaves- 1/4 cup
  • Cashew- 4 to 5 nos.
  • Yogurt- 1/8 cup
  • Onion- 1 no.
  • Chopped ginger- 1 tsp
  • Chopped garlic- 1 tsp
  • Turmeric- 1/4 tsp
  • Salt- 1 tsp
  • Garam masala powder- 1 tsp
  • Cooking oil- 2 tsp

Instructions

Preparation

  • Chop the vegetable finely and roughly break the palak leaves. Set aside. I have used beans, carrot and fresh peas. You can use potato, capsicum and cauliflower too.

Method

  • Heat oil in a pan and roast ginger, garlic and green chillies together. When the chillies change color, add onion and saute till it is translucent.
    vegetable palak gravy preparation step 1
  • Next throw in the palak and continue sauteing till it wilts. Finally add coriander leaves too. Switch off all of them have been roasted well.
    vegetable palak gravy preparation step 2
  • Take all the roasted ingredients in a mixer along with cashews and grind to fine puree. Add some water ease of pureeing. Meanwhile cook the vegetables with water till the immersing level.
    vegetable palak gravy preparation step 3
  • If you have chosen to add cauliflower and capsicum, then add them towards the end because they get cooked faster. When the veggies are done add ground palak puree.
  • Cook for few minutes and add turmeric powder and garam masala. Cook till the gravy thickens. Finally add whisked yogurt, stir and switch off.
    vegetable palak preparation step 5
  • Very healthy green goodness vegetable palak is ready to serve with chapati and or poori.
    green goodness vegetable palak gravy

Notes

  • I recommend not to use the thick stem of palak, it may alter the taste.
  • Chop the veggies finely in uniform shape, so that they get cooked evenly. If you are using capsicum or cauliflower add them when other veggies are halfway done.
  • Soak the cashews in some warm water for about 10 minutes for ease of grinding.
  • Do not overcook the gravy after adding yogurt.