Ingredients :
1. Spinach/ Pasalai Keerai/ Palak
2. Potato/ Urulai Kizhangu/ Aaloo – 2/3
3. Onions/ Vengayam/ Pyaz – 1 big
4. Tomato Puree – 1/4 cup
5. Green Chili’s/ Pachai Milagai/ Hari Mirch – 2
6. Ginger and Garlic/ Inji Poondu/ Adrak Lahsun
7. Curry Leaves/ Karuveppilai/ Kari Patta
8. Garam Masala Powder
9. Red Chili Flakes
10. Cumin seeds/ Seerakam/ Jeera
11. Mustard/ Kaduku
12. Red Chili Powder/ Milagai Thool/ Lal Mirch Powder
13. Turmeric Powder/ Manjal Thool/ Haldi
14. Butter
15. Salt
Method :
1. Take a pan, add oil and heat it, then add onions, green chili’s, ginger and garlic. Mix and fry well
2. While the above ingredients are getting cooked, add spinach, mix and fry well. Then grind all the ingredients to a fine paste
3. Now take another bowl, add water and boil it, while the water is boiling add salt, turmeric powder, mix well, then add potato’s and steam cook them
4. After the potato’s are nicely cooked and ready, strain water and keep it aside
5. Take a pan, add oil and heat it, then add cumin seeds, mustard, let it splutter. Now add the grinded spinach paste, mix well and cook
6. While the spinach is getting cooked, add garam masala powder, red chili powder, salt and mix well. Add potato’s (previously cooked) mix well and cook, then add tomato puree, curry leaves, mix well and cook. Then add little water and let it cook for 3-4 minutes
7. Add red chili flakes, small cube of butter, mix and cook well until the butter melts, the recipe is ready and can be served with any type of parathas, puri’s, chapathi’s and etc.,
Spinach in tamil is called Pasalai Keerai/ in hindi is called Palak
Potato in tamil is called Urulai Kizhangu/ in hindi is called Aaloo
Onions in tamil is called Vengayam/ in hindi is called Pyaz
Green Chili’s in tamil is called Pachai Milagai/ in hindi is called Hari Mirch
Ginger and Garlic in tamil is called Inji Poondu/ in hindi is called Adrak Lahsun
Curry Leaves in tamil is called Karuveppilai/ in hindi is called Kari Patta
Cumin seeds in tamil is called Seerakam/ in hindi is called Jeera
Mustard in tamil is called Kaduku
Red Chili Powder in tamil is called Milagai Thool/ in hindi is called Lal Mirch Powder
Turmeric Powder in tamil is called Manjal Thool/ in hindi is called Haldi