Palak Pulusu or Palakura Pulusu or Spinach pulusu

Ingredients:

Palak leaves or Spinach 1 bunch

Onion 1 big

Green chillies 2

Garlic 2 pods

Cumin seeds/Jeera 1/4 teaspoon

Mustard seeds/ Avalu 1/2 teaspoon

Menthi seeds 1/4 teaspoon

Chana dal or Sengapapu 2 teaspoons

Turmeric powder 1 pinch

Hing or Inguava 1 pinch

Red chillies 2

Curry leaves 1 bunch

Tamarind paste 2 tablespoons

or Tamarind 1 and 1/2 pinch

Red chilli powder 1/2 teaspoon

(adjust accordingly)

Coriander powder 1/2 teaspoon

Oil 2 teaspoons

Salt as needed

Preparation:

1. Wash palak leaves and cut them into pieces. Cook them in cooker or a vesel. Chop onion and garlic into pieces.

2. Heat a pan add oil after oil is heated add cumin seeds, mustard seeds , dry red chilly,hing or inguava, curry leaves and bengal gram.

3. When bengal gram slightly changes color add garlic and onion pieces to it.

4. When onion becomes translucent add palak or spinach and water to it.

5. When palak is fully cooked add coriander powder,chilly powder, turmeric powdertam, tamarind juice and salt. Cook for 10 minutes in medium flame. Garnish with corainder or cilantro leaves.