Palak Fry

Ingredients

4 cups spinach leaves/palak chopped
1 onion/pyaz
1 tomato/Tamatar
2 cloves garlic/lehsun
1 teaspoon lemon juice/nimbu ka ras
2 green chilles/hari mirch
Salt to taste
1 teaspoon corineder powder/dhaniya
1 teaspoon gram flour/besan
Pinch of asafoetida/hing
1/4 teaspoon Garam Massala (recipehere)
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds/jeera
1 tablespoon coriander leaves chopped
1/2 teaspoon oil
2 cup water
1 teaspoon ghee (see notes)

Method

Chop spinach leaves. Chop onions lengthwise. Chop tomatoes in 4 parts. Grate garlic. Chop green chillies finely.Heat oil in a pan, when hot add in cumin seeds and asafoetida.Throw in garlic, sauté for 30 seconds. Add in chopped onions, green chillies, spinach and 1 cup water. Mix and cook till spinach reduce in volume and onions are soft.Finally add in tomatoes, coriander powder, gram flour, lemon juice, garam massala and 1 cup water. Mix and keep stirring till tomatoes are mushy and water has evaporated.Lastly just before serving mix in ghee and chopped coriander leaves.

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