As I mentioned earlier, I am trying to use spinach in all its avatars these days. I always have a huge batch of pre-washed baby spinach in my refrigerator. I use a handful of it in whatever dish I can. Today I made this delicious spinach chutney with appe for breakfast.
Ingredients:
2 cups spinach
1/2 cup coriander leaves
1/2 cup onion
5 red chillies
1 tea spn chana dal
1 tea spn coriander seeds
1/4 tea spn tamarind extract
1/2 tea spn mustard seeds
1/2 tea spn urad dal
A pinch asafoetida
Oil
Salt
Method:
Heat oil and add chana dal, coriander seeds, onion, 4 red chillies. Fry till onions are translucent.
Grind it with spinach leaves, coriander leaves, tamarind extract, salt. If required, add very little water.
Heat oil and add mustard seeds, urad dal. When mustard starts popping, add asafoetida, 1 red chilli cut into small pieces. Pour this over chutney.
Serve with dosas or idlis or appe.
Serves : 4-5
Preparation time : 20mins
Pictorial:
Beautiful Shilpa:
I have been using baby spinach on sandwiches – simply delicious.
Spinach is so good for you ~ Thank you for sharing.
Hmmm…lovely idea. Sometimes i have a few leaves and i do not know where to use them. Just finished using the left over leaves for pasta this afternoon.
Never prepared chutney with palak..nice color and looks yum. will try for sure..
Hi shilpa,
hey that’s a unique combination.palak chutney sounds interesting.can I USE NORMAL BIG LEAVES of palak.WILL SURELY GIVE IT A TRY.
SUDHA
I think if you use only tender leaves, it should be okay.
Helllo..
very innovative n yummy looking recipe.. bt lil confused with which leaves to be used?? i ve never seen baby spinach leaves.. We always use normal (big) leaves of palak!! Once thanks a ton fr sharing dis YUM recipe!!!
Use tender spinach leaves if you can’t find baby spinach.
The chutney colour looks beautiful and so vibrant.I will book mark and try this.
Hi
Should the spinach be cooked before adding the sauteed onion mix? I want to try this.
thank u . we wish more recipes; eating less chillies may be good for health
This is a great recipe Shilpa. Will try it soon. And I have to make the appe too 🙂
Palak Tambli is also an excellent dish, cooked in 10 mnts. Plain by itself or add buttermilk a little and give a tadka.
hi shilpa, this is bhargavi. i have tried ur receipe for the first time. it tasted rawish. it looked beautiful, but not so dilicious. by the way i have tried with tender leave of spinach not baby leaves, since i could not get them
hi the chutney looks yummy. can i try eith tendli leaves. i have grown tendlis in my garden
Sorry, don’t know.
Guess the spinach should be cooked previously or added along with the dry roast.
tried the horse gram dosa & spinach chutney… its lovely..
I am in love with ur site… gud work….
appreciate every recipe of yours
The spinach in the picture looks like fenugreek leaves dear…
my mama used to cook spinach chutney but she makes it in different way. she used to add curd and mint in it which gives it an refreshing taste..