Palakura Iguru | Spinach Curry | Palak Recipe


Recipe prepared by Smt Jhansi Lakshmi
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Article written by Lakshmi Aparna



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Palakura iguru is a healthy dish prepared with fresh spinach. This is prepared in South India by Telugu people. This is very easy to prepare. This curry is a good combination with roti, pulka, chapatti and steamed rice. Here are the step by step instructions.

Preparation time: 10 Minutes
Cooking time: 15 Minutes
Main ingredient: Spinach
Course: Main
Yield: 1 Bowl / Serves 2-3
1 Bowl measurement: 250 Ml

 
Ingredients

Spinach (palakura, palak): pack of 2 or 250 grams or 4 Bowls
Spinach

 

Onions (ullipaya, pyaz): 1 Big
Onion

 

Green chillies (pachimirapa, mirchi): 3-4
Green Chillies

 

Sesame seeds (tella nuvvulu, til): 2 tbsp
Sesame Seeds

 

Turmeric powder (pasupu, haldi): 1/2 tbsp
Turmeric

 

Red chilly powder (kaaram): 1/2 tbsp
Kaaram

 

Salt (uppu, namak): 1/4 tbsp
Salt

 

For taalimpu (tempering, tadkha)
Black gram (minapappu, urad dal): 1/2 tbsp
Dry red chilly (endumirapa, laal mirch): 1 made into slit
Cumin seeds (jeelakarra, jeera): 1/2 tbsp
Mustard seeds (avalu, rai): 1/2 tbsp
Spices

 

Curry leaves (karivepaku, kari pathe): Few
Curry Leaves

 

Oil (nune, thel): 1-2 tbsp
Oil

 

Boiled Milk: 1/4 bowl (optional)
Milk


Procedure

Step 1: Clean and soak spinach leaves in salt added water for 15 minutes to remove the dust and pesticides
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Step 2: Cut the onion and green chillies to medium size
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Step 3: Cut the spinach to medium size
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Step 4: Preheat the oil and give taalimpu to spices one after another in few seconds gap. Let the flame stay in medium

Black gram
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Red chilly
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Cumin seeds
and mustard seeds
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When mustard seeds make crackling sound add curry leaves
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Step 5: Add chopped onion and green chillies, saute for a minute
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Step 6: Add little salt required for only onions as spinach contains natural salt
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Step 7: Add turmeric powder, saute for a minute
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Step 8: Add sesame seeds and saute for a minute
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Step 9: Add chopped spinach, let it cook for 2-3 minutes
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Step 10: Add 1/4 bowl water to it and cook for 2 minutes
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Step 11: Add red chilly powder and cook till the water gets evaporated, approximately 6-7 minutes
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Step 12: Add 1/4 bowl milk, let it cook for 5-6 minutes 
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Turn off the flame when it comes to required thickness

If we don't want to add milk, we can stop cooking at step 11.

Hot and healthy paalakura iguru is ready to serve :)
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