9 Easy Indian Spinach Recipes | Palak Recipes

     Spinach - one of the highly consumed leafy vegetables in India. It is commonly called 'palak' and there are so many mouth watering recipes you can make with this green.Today I am going to share with you a collection of recipes from mykitchenodyssey.Before goign to the collection lets see some nutrition information.

Spinach Pasta Recipe | Kids Pasta Recipes | Kids Lunch Box Ideas

      Spinach pasta another one of a very easy kids favorite meal.I remember the day I made this for my daughter, she was begging me to do this the next day for her lunch box.My Little one is not so choosy though but nowadays she wants to choose her lunch.she is like "I don't want idli, chutney.No this, not that etc..".So I need to find a way to feed her favorite which is healthy and filling too.

Cheese Spinach Sandwich Recipe | Kids Snack Under 5 Minutes | Step by Step Pics

       Cheese spinach sandwich-  a quickest snack recipe you will ever make after cheese sandwich.This is my new go-to recipe for my kiddo and she really is loving her veggie to the core. It's very easy even kids can attempt making with a little help from adults.Making their own will be fun and will really make them happy and satisfied too.

Keerai Biryani | Spinach Biryani | Sunday Lunch Recipes | Video Recipe

              Keerai  Biryani   a delicious spicy rice made with fresh spinach leaves and masala. Like everybody we love eating biryani on weekends.I make only vegetarian version and some non-veg side for my dears..Hotels/restaurants serve different foods yeah !! of course there must be some good amount of fat and pretty much high salt compared to our homemade food.

Palak Puri | Spinach Poori | Breakfast Ideas

       Puri is a deep fried flat bread made with whole wheat flour.One of the major breakfast in north and south India and a favorite food of most people.

Keerai Poriyal | Stir Fry For Rice

      Keerai Poriyal - a quick side dish made with spinach/greens.Spinach/palak  is very good everybody knows that.I know palak paratha,palak paneer,dal palak ,what is this palak stir fry ?Palak is not  only for making north Indian dishes/dinner, this green can make a tasty accompaniment for rice too.

Palak Paratha | Spinach Paratha | Step By Step Pics

Palak/spinach paratha a green paratha made with spinach leaves.Paratha is a Indian flat bread made with wheat flour/chickpea flour/millet flour without any leavening agents.Paratha doesn't require any side dish because masala's will be blended in the paratha,so can be eaten with plain salted yogurt.

Dal Palak|Keerai Kootu

    This is a south Indian style Dal palak (because i do it ,i say it south Indian).Dal palak is a very mild curry that goes very well with kulambu and sambhar.If added little more spice(chili or sambhar powder) you can have it for roti as well(Indian style flat bread).
     This curry can be made with any greens available,I made it with Spinach the Palak .We south Indians call it as pasalai keerai.This Spinach is mostly available in cities.So people who are trying this curry who don't have spinach/palak available go with other greens like arai keerai,mula keerai,Methi or vendhaya keerai(fenugreek leaves) etc.
     This Keerai masiyal is one of the tastiest mild curries of South.You can add toor dal instead of moong dal and temper the curry with mustard and urad dal after the curry is done.
      I pressure cooked the spinach with moong dal like my mom do,If you don't want the greens to be cooked in pressure cooker.Pressure cook the dal and mash it .Saute spinach and combine both of them together.

All in one dal /Palak dal/Spinach dal

Palak is a very healthy green which has all the good for a healthy body .Mainly it is  iron rich and has more dietery fiber like other green leaves.It has more vitamin A good for eyesight and prevents oral and lung cavities cancers.It has more vitamin k which is good for bone strengthening activity .Fresh greens has good amount of vitamin B and Vitamin C .For more details about the health benefits of this green vegetable click here.

Whenever i buy palak i used to do this dal because my husband likes this much .This has all the nutrition you want for a day and its very tasty too .So dig in ...

Check for other sidedish recipes like Paneerbuttermasala,Mushroomgravy,Rajmamasala.

Preparation time:15 min(cooking the dal+clean the palak)
Cooking time:20 min
Serves:4 -5

Spinach soup/Easy Soup recipe

Spinach is one healthy green. But its difficult to get kids to eat spinach . I came up with this soup recipe to get my little one to eat spinach.Its very easy and healthy .You can drink before your lunch on a rainy day to enjoy the atmosphere.

Ingredients:

• 20 leaves of spinach.
• 1 small Onion.
• 1 small  tomato
• 1 green chili.
• 1/4 tbsp pepper and cumin seeds powder.
• 2 tbsp cheese.
• oil for saute.
• Salt as required

Method:

• Cook and blanch the spinach.
• Blanching the spinach makes it retain its color.
• Cut the tomatoes and onion in to large pieces.
• Add oil  to a hot pan and saute onions and green chili until translucent.
• Add tomato and cook them until they turn soft.

• Grind the spinach ,onion and tomato in a blender.
• Add the puree to a hot sauce pan and let it boil for 5 min, until the raw smell of spincah dissipates.

• Add pepper ,cumin powder and salt.
• Serve it hot with grated parmesan cheese.

Note:

• You can add more cheese to the end while you are serving.
• Adjust the salt and pepper according to your taste.

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