Thursday, May 14, 2009

Makki Palak Curry (Baby corn palak masala)

Serves: 4 people

Ingredients:

Palak - 1 bunch
Baby Corn - 1/2 kg
Onions - 5/6
Tomato - 1
Turmeric powder - 1/2 spoon
Chilli powder - 1 spoon
Jeera powder - 1/2 spoon
Dhania powder - 1/2 spoon
Saunf (sombu) powder - 1/2 spoon
Asefotedia (perungayam) - 1/4 spoon
Kasoori Methi (dried methi) - 1 spoon
Cashews - 6/7
Salt - to taste
Butter - 1/2 spoon
Oil - to saute

Method:

- In a pan, when the oil is hot, add the perungayam, and 3 of the cut onions and saute till brownish pink.
- Add the cut tomato and saute till both the onion and tomato gets cooked.
- Add cashews soaked in water to this and grind it to a fine paste.
- In a fresh pan, add little butter, and first saute the finely chopped remaining onions till brownish pink.
- Add the required salt, jeera powder, dhania powder, turmeric powder, chilli powder and saunf powderand cook till the raw smell is gone.
- Add finely chopped palak and saute till the palak gets cooked.
- Add the ground paste and water if necessary to get a gravy consistency and cook for 4-5 minutes.
- Add the cut and boiled baby corn pieces (small slices) into the gravy and cook for 2-3 minutes.

Nutirition Check:

http://www.foodmarketexchange.com/datacenter/product/vegetables/babycorn/detail/dc_pi_ft_babycorn1101.htm

1 comment:

  1. yummax food.. Gotta try out sometime. Palak rocks :D reminds me of that clay oven place somehow

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