Mar 31, 2009

PALAKURA TALIMPU (SPINACH STIR FRY)


Palakura (spinach)--3 bundles or frozen1 pack.
Onion ---1 big finely chopped
Green chilies --- 3 chopped
Oil --- 1 tab sp
Mustard seeds – 1/2 tea sp
Urad dal – 1 tea sp
Chana dal - 1 tea sp
Cumin seeds --- 1/2 tea sp
A few curry leaves
Garlic cloves -- 2 crushed and finely chopped
Turmeric – 1/2 tea sp
Salt to taste
METHOD:---
Wash spinach for 3-4 times in running water make sure there is no sand or mud in that.
Now chop spinach very fine.
Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds and let them popup then add urad dal, chanadal, chopped garlic and cumin seeds, curry leaves let them fry for awhile.
Now add finely chopped onion and green chilies and fry till onion become soft then add chopped spinach, salt to taste, turmeric powder and stir fry for 6- 8 min.
Spinach leaves have a lot of water content so when you cook the leaves they leave lot of water so you have to cook this spinach leaves till that water evaporates and fry in a high flame. And stir continue sly for 6-8 mi.
Remove from heat and serve hot with roti or rice..

10 comments:

Pooja said...

Healthy and easy recipe kada rekha..chala bagundi...yummmm

Deepthi Shankar said...

I love spinach .. nice stir fry & a healthy one too

Lakshmi said...

Chapathi tho palakura thalimpu awesome ga untundi. Healthy talimpu

Uma said...

Nice healthy curry Rekha! I make it sometimes too! Bobbatlu super gaa vunnayi! Hope you had a wonderful ugadi!

Priya Suresh said...

Thats a healthy n easy stir fry..yummy rekha!

Shama Nagarajan said...

delicious recipe

Unknown said...

good one..healthy recipe with spinach..

Deepa Hari said...

Palakura talimpu looks yum Rekha...nice and healthy.

Poornima Nair said...

I made something similar yesterday, will post it later now...urs looks delicious.

Varsha Vipins said...

I make it with some fried coconut as well..This is delicious Rekha..:)