It is called Palakura pachadi in Telugu. It is a quick, simple, tasty and multipurpose condiment made with spinach and spices.
Ingredients:
- 3 cups chopped spinach
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 10-12 garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp tamarind paste or dry tamarind
- 1 tsp urad dal
- 1 tsp chana dal
- ½ tsp mustard seeds
- ½ tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp red chili powder
- Curry leaves
- Salt
- Oil
- 2-3 dried red chili
Method:
- Grind onion, garlic, tamarind, red chili powder and salt to the paste
- In a pan, add oil and heat it
- Add urad dal and chana dal
- Once they start changing the color, add mustard seeds and cumin seeds
- Let them pop and add dried red chili pieces and curry leaves
- Then add the onion-garlic paste to the pan
- Mix well and cook until rawness of onion-garlic goes away and mixture starts thickening
- Lastly, add chopped spinach, mix well, cover and cook on low flame
- Once oil starts separating, turn off the stove
- Serve the chutney with rice, roti or dosa.
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