Chole Palak is another version of the chole recipe. It’s prepared in North Indian style. It’s a very healthy recipe because of the combination of spinach and chickpeas/chole/ garbanzo beans.
Ingrediants for Chole Palak:
Soaked and Boiled Chickpeas / Chhole / Garbanzo Beans – 2 cups
Spinach (Palak )- 3 cups
Total Oil – 2 tablespoon + 1 tablespoon
Chopped garlic (lasun) – 1 tablespoon
Grated ginger (adrak) – 1 teaspoon
Chopped chilies (Hari mirch) – 1 tablespoon
Tomato chopped – 1 cup
Chopped onion – 1 cup
Salt to taste
Whole dry red chilies – 1
Cumin seeds (jeera) – 1 teaspoon
Dry Mango powder (Aamchur powder) – 1 teaspoon
Chhole Masala (Chana Masala ) – 1 tablespoon
Pinch of turmeric powder (haldi powder)
Cumin and coriander powder – 1 tablespoon
Red chili powder (Lal mirch powder) – 1 teaspoon
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Method :
In a pan heat 2 tbsp oil.
Now add ginger, garlic, and chilies to it.
Saute three of them for a few seconds.
Then, add onion and tomatoes to it and saute them for 5 minutes or until tomatoes are fully cooked.
Let this mixture cools down a bit, then blend this mixture into a blender.
Keep this mixture aside.
Boil 3 cups of water. Add spinach to it.
Let the spinach boil for 3 minutes and then let it cool down a bit. After this make a smooth puree of it and keep it aside.
Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds and red chili powder to it. Let the cumin seeds crackle. Then add prepared tomato and onion-based gravy to it. Mix all well.
Then let it cook for 4 to 5 minutes on a medium to low flame.
Add spices such as salt, chili powder, cumin, and coriander powder, turmeric powder, and chole masala.
Stir all well and cook it for 2 to 3 minutes.
Add spinach puree to it… Mix them very well and cook them for 2 to 3 minutes.
Add Boiled chhole / chickpeas to it and stir it very well.
After this add water if needed & let them cook for 5 minutes.
Yummy Chhole palak is ready.
Serve hot Chole Palak.
Enjoy!
(Serving- 3)
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