Lasooni Palak

 Lasooni Palak Recipe

Ingredients Needed:

For making Palak puree:

• 3 cup water (for boiling)
• 1 bunch of palak 
• 2 cup cold water (for rinsing)
• 1 inch ginger
• 1 clove garlic
• 3 Green chilly

For making curry:

• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 cardamom
• 1 inch cinnamon
• 1 tsp cumin / jeera
•  1 tsp kasuri methi
•  1 onion (finely chopped)
•  1 tbsp besan / gram flour
•  ¼ tsp cumin powder
•  ½ tsp coriander powder
•  ½ tsp garam masala
•  ¾ tsp salt
•  ½ cup water
•  1 tbsp lemon juice

For Tempering:

•  2 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
•  4 clove garlic (sliced)
•  1 dried red chilly (broken)
•  ½ tsp kasuri methi

How to Make:

 

• Take a large vessel, get 3 cup water to a rolling boil.
• Add 1 bunch of palak into the boiling water.
• Allow it to boil for 2-3 minutes.
• Drain off the palak and drop into ice-cold water. this helps to retain the green colour of palak.
• Transfer the blanched palak into a blender and add 1 inch of ginger, 1 clove garlic , 3 green chilly to it.
• Blend to smooth puree without adding any water. keep it aside.
• In  a large kadai, heat 1 tbsp butter and sauté 1 bay leaf, 2 cardamom, 1 inch cinnamon, 1 tsp cumin and 1 tsp kasuri methi.
• Add 1 onion and sauté until the colour changes slightly.
• Add 1 tbsp gram flour and sauté.
• Now add ¼ tsp cumin powder, ½ tsp coriander powder, ½ tsp garam masala and ¾ tsp salt. 
• Then add palak puree and sauté slightly. Also, add ½ cup water and mix well adjusting consistency as required.
• Keep in sim for 3 minutes. Add 1 tbsp lemon juice and mix well.
• Prepare tempering by heating 2 tbsp of ghee and osauté 4 clove garlic slices until it turns golden brown.
• Also, add 1 dried red chilly and ½ tsp kasuri methi to it.
• Finally, pour tempering over lasooni palak and the dish is ready to be served

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