Meena's Taste Mantra

Kumbh Palak | Mushroom Palak

A flavourful dish with all healthy ingredients that is sure to satisfy your taste buds and adding to your Health Quotient at the same time. Rich in vital nutrients, iron and fiber, Kumbh Palak is one easy to make gravy dish that makes it a memorable experience!

INGREDIENTS
100 gm Kumbh | Mushroom

300 gm Palak | Spinach

1 Onion, medium sized, finely chopped

1 Tomatoes, medium size, finely chopped

1 tsp Jeera | Cumin Seeds

2 Green Chillies

1/2 " Adrak | Ginger

1/4 tsp Haldi | Turmeric Powder

1 tsp Dhaniya | Coriander Powder

1/2 tsp Saunf | Fennel Powder

1/2 tsp Jeera | Cumin Powder

1 tsp Oil

1 tsp Curd, thick

METHOD

Clean Mushrooms with a kitchen tissue. Slice them along with the stem and keep aside.
Wash the palak leaves thoroughly. In a vessel add the palak leaves and sprinkle very little water and blanch them for about 2 minutes. Once they are cool, grind palak along with green chillies and ginger to make a fine paste. Keep aside.
Make a fine paste of green chillies and ginger. Keep aside.
In a kadhai, add oil. When it is hot, add jeera and when that crackles add onion and saute for 2 minutes.
Add Tomato and saute till the tomatoes are mashed and cooked well.
Add sliced mushrooms and saute for a minute till the mushroom leaves water.
Add palak puree, salt and all spice powders - haldi, dhaniya, saunf, and jeera. Mix well.
Add water to adjust the gravy consistency as per your taste. Let this cook for 2 minutes on low flame.
After 2 minutes, switch off the gas.
Transfer to serving bowl and garnish with thick curd.
Kumbh Palak can be served with Steamed Rice, Biryani | Pulav, Roti and Paratha.

We enjoyed Kumbh Palak with Jeera Rice. Hope you will love this and we will really appreciate if you share your experience of making Kumbh Palak with us!

Eat Healty..Stay Blessed...

We have used:
1. Borges Olive Oil - Light

2. Tata Salt Lite

About C R Meena

(c) 2014 - 2016, Meena's Taste Mantra is the result of my ardent desire to share my recipes, with all who appreciate and celebrate food. These recipes are as a result of 60 years of cooking experience, influenced by tradition and exposure to various concepts, new recipes/ingredients and a passion for cooking - adapting to healthier alternatives.