Alasandalu Palak Curry

We try to have a palak curry in our menu and this is a very healthy dish to try and it tasted so well with Chapathi and Rice

Ingredients

• Alasandalu - 1 cup. Soak overnight or for 4 hours. Cook in pressure pan for 10 minutes and drain the water
• Palak paste - 1 cup, cooked and grinded
• Onions -2, finely chopped
• Tomatoes - 2, finely chopped
• Cut Green chillies - 4
• Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
• Turmeric Powder - pinch
• Coriander Powder - 1 tsp
• Coriander Leaves for garnishing
• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Somp Podi - 1/4 tsp

Preparation

• Soak alasandalu/black-eyed peas overnight or minimum for four hours. Wash them thoroughly and pressure cook them with two cups of water and a pinch of salt. Drain and keep aside.
• Take Palak, cook and grind them
• In a pan add 2 tbsp of oil.
• Add the chopped onions and fry till it turns brown
• Add ginger garlic paste
• Add green chillies and fry
• Add tomatoes and fry for sometime
• Add turmeric powder
• Add coriander powder, salt, chilly powder and fry
• Add Palak paste and add 1/2 cup water and cook for sometime
• Add alasandalu and cook for few minutes
• Add somp podi for a different flavour
• Remove and serve in a bowl garnishing with kothimeera

It is best served with Chapathi and will be a different dish for your parties and is healthy