Spinach Corn/Palak Curry

Spinach also called as 'pala-kura' in Telugu is one of my bro's favorites. While my bro' can eat up the entire curry made my way, I can't somehow understand how Popeye-the sailor man can gobble cans of raw spinach. God bless!

Ingredients:

Spinach - 1 1/2 lbs

Corn - 1 cup

Red Chillies - 3

Dhania/Coriander seeds powder - 1 1/2 tspn

Cumin powder - 1/2 tspn

Chilli powder - 2 tspn
Onions - 1 medium sized

Chana dal - 2 tspn

Curry leaves - 10 leaves crushed

Garlic - 3 cloves diced thin

Oil- 1 1/2 tbsp

Salt - 1 1/2 tspn

Preparation time : 7 mins Cooking time : 15 mins

Chop the spinach finely and keep aside. In a pan, heat oil and add garlic, red chillies and onions. Saute till the onions turn slight brown. Add curry leaves and chana dal to fortify the taste. Then add salt, dhania, and cumin powders and mix thoroughly. Now, add the finely chopped spinach and place a lid on the pan. Wait for 2-5 mins.

Let the water drain out of the leaves and cook the leaves. You may add one small cup of water if the leaves aren't yet cooked. Now add chilli powder. Remove the lid and cook allowing the extra water to vaporize. When the water vaporizes, tilt the pan to let the oil seperate from the leaves. As the oil seperates, put a cup of corn seeds into the oil and stir fry them. When the corn turns brown mix it with the spinach curry. Let the curry simmer till the leaves start sticking to the base of the pan.

Serve hot with parathas, rotis, naan or even rice and dal. Doesn't it taste yum?