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Palak Chole Recipe

How to Make Palak Chole

Make best dhaba style Palak Chole with my easy recipe with tips and tricks to make best spinach and chickpeas curry that tastes amazing.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course, Main Dish, Side Dish
Cuisine Indian, indian cuisine, north indian
Servings 6
Calories 130 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups spinach
  • 1 cup chickpeas soaked overnight and cooked
  • 2 onion chopped
  • 1 inch ginger sliced
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon pomegranate seeds dried and pounded
  • 1 teaspoon Mint powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 teaspoon red chili powder
  • Salt to taste
  • 3 tablespoons ghee
  • cilantro optional

Instructions
 

  • Heat 2 tablespoon ghee in a pan over medium heat. Once hot, add  cumin seeds and then chopped onions, sliced ginger, green chillies and fry them.
  • Cook everything on medium heat just enough to sweat the onion. Do not brown the onions just cook enough to make them translucent.
  • Add the spinach leaves and sauté until they wilt. Turn off the heat and let it cool.
  • Once cooled, add about 2-3 tablespoons of cooked chickpeas and then puree the spinach and onion mixture in a blender.
  • Now in the pan, add 1 tablespoon of ghee and add cooked chickpeas.
  • Sauté the chickpeas for 2-3 minutes on medium heat and add salt, red chilli powder and turmeric powder.
  • Now add the pureed spinach mixture and Mix well
  • Add chickpeas water in which chickpeas were cooked and bring it to a boil. If you are using canned chickpeas, use regular water.

Nutrition

Calories: 130kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 3gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 10mgPotassium: 157mgFiber: 3gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 111IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 1mg
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