Palak Matar (Spinach Peas) Recipe

Palak Matar (Spinach Peas) Recipe

Serving – 2 person

Time Required - 40 minutes

Ingredients:

• 200g palak (spinach)
• 1/2 cup peas or frozen peas
• 3 medium size tomatoes
• 1 tsp coriander leaves
• 1 tsp pudina (mint) leaves 
• 2 tsp  Zilli's Green Chilli Powder
• 1/2 tsp Zilli's Ginger Powder
• 1/2 tsp Zilli's Garlic Powder
• 1/2 tsp Zilli's Tomato Powder
• 1/2 tsp Zilli's Red Onion Powder
• 1/4 tsp Zilli's Lemon Powder
• 1/4 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp cumin powder
• Salt as per taste
• 1/4 tsp methi (fenugreek) powder
• 1/4 tsp garam masala
• 2 tsp mustard oil 
• 2 dry red chilies
• 2 cups water
• 3 tsp of milk or 1.5 tsp of whipped cream 

Method:

• Pressure cooker palak and water, let it have 4 whistle.
• Cool down the boiled palak and blend it an blender along with pudina aand coriander leaves.
• Keep aside the palak puree.
• Take a pan, add mustard oil and let it heat.
• Add cumin and dry red chilies.
• Add tomato to the pan and close the lid cook in on medium flame for 5 minutes so that it softens a little.
• Add turmeric powder, green chilli powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and salt to the pan and let it cook for another 3 minutes till the tomatoes loose the outer shell.
• Add peas and palak puree to the pan and mix well on high flame.
• Add tomato powder, ginger powder, garlic powder and red onion powder to the pan and close the lid. Let it cook for 5 minutes on medium flames.
• Add methi powder, garam masala and milk to the pan and let it cook for 4 minutes. 
• Sprinkle lemon powder the palak matar.
• Your palak matar recipe is ready to be served with roti and salad.

Benefits 

• Low in fat calories.
• Rich source iron.
• Rich in insoluble fiber.
• Good for heart and eyes.