Hi All!
Like my previous post of Lentil & Spinach Sandwich, I’m posting yet again a combination of protein and greens in a very tasty ‘Avatar’. My family loves the chickpeas and that makes it easy for me to give the kid an additional dose of protein in an easy and many ways.
I was once again greedy while picking the greens from the vegetable mart. The fresh green leaves attract me so much that I’m tempted to buy them at once. And once I’ve bought them, I’m in a hurry to finish them before they perish. This curry was concocted in a hurry in order to finish a lot of greens.
Once I had finished cooking this curry and tasted a bite, I told myself of making the mistake of buying excessive greens more frequently as the curry was finger licking tasty. I gave the curry to S in his lunch box along with Phulka and fresh salad. He called me especially to tell that whatever ‘new’ I had made was extremely tasty. I was beaming with joy and was mentally saying ‘tell me something new’ as I already knew how tasty it was….
Do not relate this curry to the Chana Palak served in restaurants, as this curry not only uses spinach but many more greens, making it more flavorful. Plus unlike restaurants, I've made this very low in oil and have not used any potent spices or garam masala. So the curry retains all natural flavors of the greens..
This curry is extremely versatile, I had made it dry, as I wanted to give this in the lunch box, but it can be made in a gravy fashion and eaten with rice. The dry version itself can be eaten as a 'Chaat' garnished with chopped onions and 'Sev' as the curry itself is tangy and ‘chatpati’. The curry, when stuffed in bread, makes an excellent sandwich. I had made the sandwich for the kid’s snack box and he had loved it.
HARIYALI CHANA MASALA
Serves:3
Preparation Time: 20mins
Cooking Time:15mins
Ingredients
1-1/2cups pre-soaked & pressure cooked chickpeas or canned chickpeas1medium sized onion, finely chopped
2 medium sized tomatoes, finely chopped
2-3tsp grated ginger
To grind together
2handfuls spinach leavesa small handful coriander leaves
a small handful mint leaves
1tbsp coriander seeds
1tsp cumin seeds
Spices
1tsp roasted cumin powder1tsp red chili powder
3/4tsp turmeric powder
3/4tsp rock salt
3/4tsp dry mango powder (Amchoor)
2tsp coriander powder
Method
Blanch spinach and shift in cold water.Heat about 4tsp oil.
Add ginger and sauté.
Add onions and sauté till slightly golden in color.
Add tomatoes.
Tip in all spices and salt to taste, mix thoroughly. Cook till tomatoes are mushy and oil separates.
Add the cooked chickpeas and mix thoroughly. Crush a few chickpeas to get an even texture.
Grind all ingredients under ‘to grind together’ to make a fine paste. Remember, with temperatures soaring high, the greens oxidize fast and it’s quite difficult to retain the green color. So, it’s advisable to grind them just before adding to the curry. Add the green paste to the chickpeas. Mix and cook for a minute or two.
Serve with roti/rice.
Sending this to my event ‘Only’ Snacks & Starters hosted by Raji at Vegetarian Tastebuds as this can also be eaten as a 'Chaat'. To Priya and Vardhini's Healthy diet- Vegetarian Side Dishes
36 comments:
What a delicious and healthy dish! I am sure mint leaves must have made it aromatic and given it more aromatic. Well done!
Spinach and Chana, yummy combo..
Pics are making me to drool, drool and drool!!! :)
Love the color of the dish, v healthy too.de
delicious looking dish . love the addition of spinach
Delicious recipe,luks tempting...very nice presentation.
you added mint too.. wow... must try combination of pinach coriander and mint
looks delicious
That's so smart of you :) Loved the combination and flavors in there
the hariyali chana looks lip smacking good.
Love Ash.
Delicious chana masala,I too have this in my drafts but with black chick peas..will post soon:-)
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Looks yummy and amazing colour.
I should try this with a hint of mint. I'm sure it tasted as good as it looks
delicious healthy dish.yummy
yummy n lovely masala...
Simply love the colour of this chana masala, really tempting and super flavourful..
Great combo :) and great clicks too,looks delicious:)
love this amazing greens and protein packed curry!
looks inviting & soooooooper delicious pari..:)
Tasty Appetite
delicious channa! I eat it as chaat too...
My mom makes this when she there are lots of coriander leaves. Nice version
Looks really delicious...A nice alternative to the regular channa masala
Healthy combo and looks fabulous!
Healthy combo and looks fabulous!
looks awesome, making this soon... im sure it will be a hit in my house too :)
Nice recipe...luv the click..
Delicious and aromatic hariyali chana.
"And once I’ve bought them, I’m in a hurry to finish them before they perish." - Ditto! :) Nice recipe!
I tried this recipe for lunch today. The taste is amazing and mint is what brings it to life!
This is one more way I can use my home grown mint. Thanks for the recipe.
I love chickpeas; this looks delicious:)
Thanks Sushmita for trying the recipe. I'm glad you liked it. Home grown mint has more refreshing flavour:).
Very nice, must be yummy..
truly delicious recipes......your blog is like a treasure ...glad to follow you!!
Vibrant click and yummy dish. Thx for linking.
Vardhini
CooksJoy
Hello, tried this recipe today. It was yummy!! Nice change from the regular old channa recipe. Thanks for sharing this.- Bharathi
Thank you Pari for this mind blowing dish. I made this yesterday, and the whole family absolutely loved it! Being a big fan of spinach, mint leaves and coriander, we really enjoyed this.
I have credited you into my blog for this dish - please have a look when you have a moment...
http://www.samayalisai.blogspot.com.au/
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