Palak Gobhi Masala - पालक गोभी मसाला (Spinach Cauliflower Masala Curry)

Hello Friends,


I read somewhere that "Necessity is the mother of all inventions". How true. This is one such curry came out of a Rajasthani Kitchen where there was some cauliflower and spinach ready to be used or go in the trash situation.


It came out well, the combination was appreciated, so now it is a keeper :)


Palak Gobhi Masala - पालक गोभी मसाला (Spinach Cauliflower Masala Curry)

Ingredients
Cauliflower - 1 medium sized (about 2-3 cups)
Spinach - 2 cups (chopped or use baby spinach)
Onion - 1 cup, finely chopped
Tomato - 1 cup, finely chopped
Ginger - 1 tbsp, finely chopped or minced, as you prefer
Garlic - 1 tbsp, finely chopped or minced, as you prefer
Turmeric - 1 tsp
Red Chili Powder - 1 tsp (feel free to substitute it with chopped green chilies)
Coriander Powder - 1 tsp
Cumin Powder - 1 tsp
Amchur Powder - 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
Salt per taste
Oil - 2 tsps
Preparation

• Boil water in a pot.
• Add cauliflower and little salt and turmeric (a pinch) and let it boil for about 10 min. (par boil). Drain and keep aside.
• Heat a non stick pan and add oil to it.
• Once oil is hot, add cumin and mustard seeds.
• When they start spluttering, add onion and ginger/garlic to it.
• Fry till onion is translucent.
• Add tomato, spinach and dry spice powders (except garam masala) to it along with salt and cook till spinach is all wilted.
• At this point, if you do not like the spinach texture and feel like it, go for pureeing the entire contents of your pan (after it is cooled down a bit).
• If pureeing, pour the pureed spinach and spices back in the pan.
• Whether pureed or not, add boiled cauliflower to it, add about 1/4 cup water, add garam masala, cover and cook for another 10 min.
• If you think there is more water than you would want, remove the cover and let the water evaporate.
• Please adjust any spices mentioned above to your taste.
• Pureeing the gravy in a prior step will give your curry a nice smooth and green color.

Serving
Serve it warm with paratha/roti or hot rice.


That's all for now. Take care till next post.