Corn palak is a very good recipe with the sweetness of corn along with palak. This is delicious and healthy curry. Spinach (palak) has a high nutritional value and is extremely rich in antioxidants.
Corn Palak
Ingredients (4-5 servings)
- Spinach/Palak – 1 bunch (2 cups puree approx)
- Sweet corn kernels – 1½ cups (boiled)
- Cumin seeds – ¾ tsp
- Turmeric powder – a pinch
- Red chilIi powder – ¼ tsp
- Hing – a pinch
- Garam masala powder – ½ tsp
- Salt – to taste
- Kasuri methi – ½ tsp (crushed)
- Cream – ¼ cup (whisked)
- Oil – 3 tbsp
- Onion – 1
- Tomato – 1
- Garlic cloves – 4
- Ginger – 1 inch
- Green chilies – 2
- Cashewnuts – 1½ tbsp
- Melon seeds – ½ tsp
Method
- In a grinder add onion, tomato, garlic, ginger, green chillies, cashewnuts and melon seeds. Grind to a smooth paste (add very little water if required). Keep the paste aside.
- Boil water with some salt, add the spinach to this boiled water. Switch off the flame, after 2-3 minutes drain and put the spinach in cold water for 2-3 minutes.
- In a blender make a smooth spinach puree adding very little water and keep aside.
- Heat oil in a thick bottomed pan, add the cumin seeds . Once they start crackling add the onion paste and saute stirring in between.
- Add turmeric powder, red chilii powder, hing and garam masala powder. Keep on stirring the masala till the oil starts leaving the sides of the paste.
- After 1-2 minutes add the spinach puree and stir.Pour water and add salt. Simmer for 8-10 minutes on low flame.
Now add kasuri methi and corn kernels, simmer for 1-2 minutes more.Add the cream. stir and cook further for 1-2 minutes. - Garnish with cream and serve hot with roti or rice.
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