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Palak Chole Masala | Spinach Chickpea Curry

Healthy & Tasty Accompaniment!

Posted on Aug 5th, 2013
by Sowmya Venkatachalam
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Palak Chole Recipe | Spinach Chickpea Curry, a mild and healthy accompaniment for Roti/Naan or any Indian Bread. Palak Chole is nothing but Chickpeas cooked with spinach in a mild spicy gravy.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Soaking Time 6 hours
Total Time 7 hours
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Palak Chole is another vegetarian gravy that is served as an accompaniment for Roti/Naan or Pulav. Chickpeas is cooked with spinach and tossed with onion-tomato gravy along with mild spices. We all make Chole masala very often. This chole masala can enhanced with palak (any greens)  and make it much richer and healthier. We can make this gravy as no-onion no-garlic version too.

Two ways to cook Palak Chole

  1. We can first blanch and puree the spinach. Then toss the spinach puree into chole masala
  2. We can cook the chole and gravy and toss the chopped spinach into the gravy along with cooked chole and concoct everything to a flavorful Palak Chole

I have given here the 2nd method of making Palak Chole.

I usually have a stock of Store-bought chole masala powder which I use as a spice powder for this masala. If you don’t have a stock, you can use the garam masala. The main differentiating ingredient in chole masala is ananrdhana. Its the dry pomegranate seeds. So If we don’t have chole masala, you can use garam masala and ananrdhana powder. Try this version of Palak Chole and share your comments!

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Palak Chole Recipe | Spinach Chickpea Curry
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Palak Chole Recipe | Spinach Chickpea Curry

Course: Accompaniment, Veg Gravies
Cuisine: Indian, North Indian, Punjabi
Equipments Needed
  • Pressure Cooker
  • Mixer Grinder
  • Heavy Bottomed Pan
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Soaking Time: 6 hours
Total Time: 7 hours
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 310kcal
Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam
Palak Chole Recipe | Spinach Chickpea Curry, a mild and healthy accompaniment for Roti/Naan or any Indian Bread. Palak Chole is nothing but Chickpeas cooked with spinach in a mild spicy gravy.
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Ingredients

  • 1 Cup Chickpeas (Kondakadalai) 1 Cup - 250ml
  • 3 Cups Spinach Tightly packed
  • 1 Onion
  • 1 tsp Salt Adjust As Needed
  • 1 tbsp Coriander Leaves For Garnishing

Whole Masalas

  • 1 inch Cinnamon
  • 2 Cardamom
  • 4 Cloves
  • 1 Bay Leaf

Spice Powders

  • 1 tsp Coriander Powder
  • 1 tsp Red Chili Powder
  • 1 tsp Chole Masala We can add garam masala instead.

Ingredients for Grinding

  • 2 Tomato Roughly chopped
  • 2 Green Chili
  • 2" Ginger
  • 2 Garlic cloves

Instructions 

Soaking Chole

  • Wash and soak Chole overnight or atleast for 6 hours in hot water

Preparing Spinach

  • Remove palak leaves from its stem. Soak all the spinach leaves in water for about 20 mins. Soaking process let the dust/sand settle down in water. After 20 mins, we can squeeze the leaves and take it gently without stirring the water. That way the dust/sand settles down and we can discard the water.
  • Chop the spinach and set aside

Cooking Chole

  • Drain the water from soaked chole. Add 2 cups of fresh water along with 1 teaspoon of salt
  • Take a small piece of muslin cloth or any clean white cloth. Add the whole garam masala and bring all the edges of the cloth together and tie it and make it like a potli. Add this potli to the chickpeas
  • Pressure cook the chickpeas for 4-5 whistles. Allow the pressure to relase naturally. Discard the masala Potli and set the cooked chole aside. We don't need to strain excess water. We can use it for the gravy

Grinding Process

  • Take tomato pieces along with green chili, ginger and garlic in a mixer jar. Grind everything to a smooth paste.

Cooking Palak Chole

  • Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan. Add chopped onions and saute the onion till translucent
  • Then add ground Tomato paste to the pan. Also, add coriander powder, red chili powder and chole masala powder along with salt.
  • Mix everything well. Cover & Cook in medium flame till the oil oozes out of the masala
  • Once the masala is cooked, add chopped spinach and give a good mix. Let the spinach gets cooked for 5 mins
  • Then add cooked chole along with the cooked water. Adjust salt if needed. Cover & Cook in low flame for about 8-10 mins.
  • Finally garnish with coriander leaves

Serving Time

  • Serve the delicious Palak Chole with Roti/Naan or pulao and enjoy the wonderful curry!

Video

https://studio.youtube.com/video/lSNb_EYafGg/edit

Notes

  1. We can make Palak Chole without onions and garlic.
  2. We can use garam masala and Anardhana powder instead of Chole Masala 

Nutritional Info

Nutrition Facts
Palak Chole Recipe | Spinach Chickpea Curry
Amount Per Serving (1 Cup)
Calories 310 Calories from Fat 144
% Daily Value*
Fat 16g25%
Carbohydrates 36g12%
Protein 9g18%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Method with Step by Step Pictures:

SOAKING CHOLE

  • Wash and soak Chole overnight or atleast for 6 hours in hot water

PREPARING SPINACH

  • Remove palak leaves from its stem. Soak all the spinach leaves in water for about 20 mins. Soaking process let the dust/sand settle down in water. After 20 mins, we can squeeze the leaves and take it gently without stirring the water. That way the dust/sand settles down and we can discard the water.
  • Chop the spinach and set aside

COOKING CHOLE

  • Drain the water from soaked chole. Add 2 cups of fresh water along with 1 teaspoon of salt. Take a small piece of muslin cloth or any clean white cloth. Add the whole garam masala and bring all the edges of the cloth together and tie it and make it like a potli. Add this potli to the chickpeas. Pressure cook the chickpeas for 4-5 whistles. Allow the pressure to relase naturally. Discard the masala Potli and set the cooked chole aside. We don’t need to strain excess water. We can use it for the gravy

GRINDING PROCESS

  • Take tomato pieces along with green chili, ginger and garlic in a mixer jar. Grind everything to a smooth paste.

COOKING PALAK CHOLE

  • Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan. Add chopped onions and saute the onion till translucent. Then add ground Tomato paste to the pan.

  • Also, add coriander powder, red chili powder and chole masala powder along with salt. Mix everything well. Cover & Cook in medium flame till the oil oozes out of the masala

  • Once the masala is cooked, add chopped spinach and give a good mix. Let the spinach gets cooked for 5 mins

  • Then add cooked chole along with the cooked water. Adjust salt if needed. Cover & Cook in low flame for about 8-10 mins. Finally garnish with coriander leaves

SERVING TIME

  • Serve the delicious Palak Chole with Roti/Naan or pulao and enjoy the wonderful curry!

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4 Comments Hide Comments

Unknown says:
August 6, 2013 at 5:42 am

Mami thanks a lot.this looks very yummy and I shall try it by tomorrow itself. Mami I tried your recipe of vazhaipoo vadai sterday and it came out very well. Your blog is very useful for learners like me.

And I have a small clarification, when you mention ginger garlic paste, generally how many pieces of garlic would you suggest us to add for the paste and how much would be the ginger.

Thanks
Sowmya

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subbuskitchen says:
August 6, 2013 at 9:28 am

Hi Sowmya
Thanks for your lovely comments. Reg Ginger-garlic paste, we can use 3-4 pieces of garlic and 2 inch ginger piece. Nowadays, ginger-garlic paste is readily available in shops thats and everyone starts using that instead of fresh ginger and garlic. But the fresh paste will always have a nice flavour.

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Vg says:
August 22, 2013 at 12:36 pm

Hello Madam,

Thanks a lot for all your recipes. I am from a south indian brahmin family and I almost look your site every other day to prepare food as i live abroad. The recipes are truly great and awesome. Thanks a lot.

In Palak Chhole, we dont need any kind of powder like Coriander or even chilli?

Thx

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subbuskitchen says:
August 22, 2013 at 1:43 pm

Hi Vg, Thanks for your lovely comments. In Palak Chole, we can very add coriander powder, chole masala powder and also red chilli powder. As I have seasoned all the masala ingredients and added chopped green chilli, I have not added coriander powder. But we can surely add the powders.

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