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Corn and spinach curry made in a tasty No -onion, no-garlic base (Jain style). Served best with flatbreads or Steamed Rice.

Jain Style Corn Palak

Kalyani
Corn and spinach curry made in a tasty No -onion, no-garlic base (Jain style). Served best with flatbreads or Steamed Rice. 
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Curry, Gravy, Side Dish
Cuisine Indian, North Indian
Servings 2 servings

Equipment

  • 1 Kadai
  • 1 Wet Blender

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup Spinach packed
  • 1/2 cup Sweet Corn boiled
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 TBSP Kasuri Methi
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp Lemon Juice
  • 1 TBSP Garam Masala
  • 1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Roasted Cumin Powder
  • 1 TBSP Oil
  • 2 Tomatoes medium
  • 2 Green Chillies medium spicy
  • 10 Cashewnuts
  • 1 tsp Oil
  • 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds Cumin
  • 1/4 tsp Asafoetida omit if you want it gluten free
  • 1/2 tsp Kashmiri Red chilli powder optional

Instructions
 

  • Blanch spinach leaves and reserve in ice cold water. Drain and puree into a paste.
  • Saute the ingredients under "To grind" in 1 tsp oil till tomato shrivels a bit and grind to a smooth paste once cooled using some water.
  • In a pan, temper with the tempering ingredients, add the turmeric, pureed spinach, salt. mix well and let the spinach paste cook for 3-4 mins till it dries up a bit.
  • Now add the pureed tomato masala, dry spice powders and corn. Mix well and let it simmer lightly for 8-10 mins. Adjust water to desired thickness, adding a tablespoon or two at a time.
  • Finish with crushed kasuri methi and lemon juice. Adjust salt if required.

Notes

  1. Fresh or frozen spinach can be used, although organic baby spinach yieleds the best results.
  2. Blanch with a pinch of sugar to retain the lovely colour of the spinach.
  3. Other greens like fenugreek (methi), amaranth (Chawli) , Sarson (mustard) may be blanched and added to the gravy paste for a variation. 
Keyword Corn, Corn Palak, How to make Corn Palak, Jain dishes, No Onion No garlic, Palak, Side Dish, Side dish for Chapati, Spinach
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