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Palak Corn Curry , Makai Palak

2013-08-31 by Anjana Chaturvedi

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Palak corn curry -A healthy and delicious curry made with spinach and corn

Palak corn curry is a very delicious curry from Punjabi cuisine. It is quite easy to make . You don’t need much ingredients to make this healthy Makai palak curry. Some spinach, corn kernels, tomato and few basic spices are needed and you can make it easily.

For making palak corn/ spinach corn curry you have to wash and blanch the spinach leaves. Then add spinach in cold water to stop cooking it further. This method also helps to retain the bright green color of the spinach.

After blanching grind spinach and then grind tomato ,green chilies and ginger . Hear ghee or oil in a pan and hen add tomato paste and stir fry till it start leaving the sides , add spinach, corn ,spices and cook further.

You can make it richer and creamier by adding cream in it. This delicious curry can be served with jeera rice, pulao ,steamed rice or roti.

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makai palak,corn palak

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4.20 from 5 votes

Palak Corn Curry / Makai Palak

Palak corn curry -A healthy and delicious curry made with spinach and corn

Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time15 mins
Course: Dinner Recipes, Main Course
Cuisine: Punjabi Cuisine
Keyword: corn, makai palak, no onion garlic, palak, palak corn, spinach
Servings: 4 person
Author: Anjana Chaturvedi

Ingredients

  • 2 bunch Spinach leaves/ palak patta 500 gm
  • 2 cup Corn Kernels / Makai Dana boiled
  • 3 Tomatoes / Tamatar
  • 4 Green chilies/Hari Mirch
  • 1 tsp Ginger / Adrak
  • 2 tsp Lemon Juice / Nimbu Ka Ras
  • to taste Salt / Namak
  • pinch Sugar / Chini
  • 1/3 tsp Turmeric Powder / Haldi Powder
  • 1/3 tsp Garam Masala Powder
  • 1 tsp Dried Fenugreek / Kasoori Methi
  • 2 tbsp Fresh cream optional

tempering/ tadka

  • 2.5 tbsp Cooking oil
  • 1 tbsp Clarified Butter / Desi Ghee
  • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Sabut Jeera
  • 3 Green cardamom
  • 2 Cloves / Lavang
  • 1/2 inch Cinnamon /daalchini
  • 2 Bay Leaves / Tej Patta

Instructions

  • Trim the hard and thick stems of spinach and wash it well.
  • Heat enough water in a pan and add 1/3 tsp of sugar in it.
  • When water start boiling add the spinach leaves and cook for around 30 seconds .
  • Now remove the leaves from the pan and immedietely add in a bowl of ice cold water(to retain the bright green colour)
  • Grind the spinach leaves and make a smooth puree.
  • Grind together tomato,green chilies and ginger and make a paste.
  • Heat oil and butter in a pan and add cumin seeds,cardamom,cloves,cinnamon and bay leaves.
  • When cumin become golden then add the tomato puree and turmeric powder.
  • Saute till tomato puree start leaving the oil.
  • Now add spinach puree,crushed kasoori methi and boiled corn and simmer for 2 minutes.
  • Then add salt,sugar,garam masala and fresh cream and simmer for a minute.
  • Add lemon juice and serve hot.
  • Serving suggestions-serve with jeera rice,chapati or pooris.

Notes

Note-
1-Can replace fresh cream with 1/2 cup of fresh milk
2-Can use 1/2 cup of fresh fenugreek leaves instead of kasoori methi.

Filed Under: Gravy dishes, Punjabi Cuisine, Sabzi and Curries Tagged With: Corn, Jain food, Main course, makai palak, No onion garlic recipe, palak, satvik food, side dish, spinach, Subzis and curries

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Comments

  1. Sunita says

    2019-12-08 at

    5 stars
    Tried this..came out very well..than you very much

    • anjanaskc says

      2019-12-08 at

      Thank You !Glad you liked it 🙂

  2. Udipi says

    2018-09-04 at

    Made this today and it turned out delicious. Thank you so much.

  3. Kalyani says

    2016-03-17 at

    I made this Anjana ji with a slight variation to make it Gluten free and Vegan too 🙂 thanks for a SAtvik recipe. Heres a linkback to ur blog from mine : http://www.sizzlingtastebuds.com/2016/03/jain-style-corn-palak-hoe-to-make-makai.html

    Cheers
    Kalyani

  4. Veena Theagarajan says

    2013-09-01 at

    healthy and tasty combo

  5. Sona S says

    2013-09-01 at

    Looks absolutely delicious, nice combo.

  6. Shruti says

    2013-08-31 at

    What a combo of ingredients in curry 🙂 Superb…

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  7. Sangeetha Priya says

    2013-08-31 at

    healthy n delicious combo…

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"Maayeka" means a mother's home. I am Anjana Chaturvedi, and I share on this blog traditional vegetarian and vegan recipes from India, that have been handed down to me from my mother, aunts, and grandmothers. All of these recipes are "Sattvic" - cooked without using any onions or garlics - which are known as "taamsic" or negative ingredients in Ayurveda. Hope you enjoy these recipes and feel free to reach out to me for any questions or feedback!

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