Spinach chutney or palakura pachadi can be made of any variety of spinach including palak. This palak chutney recipe is shared with me by Naina Ravi, a reader of this blog. During a chit chat on facebook, I got hooked to her idea of spinach chutney when she said that she made paneer paratha and palak chutney to accompany it. When asked she expressed her wish to share the recipe with us and hence this post on the blog.
I often make palak paratha, pappu palakura and palak chutney was very new to me. After a few days, I received these awesome pictures from her along with the recipe.
Naina Ravi is a homemaker and a mom to 11 year old daughter. She is happy to share with us all an appealing and nourishing recipe, spinach chutney. Spinach can be used in salads, pasta, soup, chutnies and many more. It has vital nutrients like heart healthy folate, cell protecting vitamin E and Lutein, which may help to reverse the symptoms of age-related macular degeneration.
There are many folks, who do not use much of coconut in their cooking. This is for them: The health benefits of coconut are immense, would like to share few which we often overlook
1. Prevents wrinkles, sagging skin, and age spots.
2. Improves calcium and magnesium absorption and supports the development of strong bones and teeth.
3. Helps to prevent osteoporosis and breast, colon, and other cancers.
So if you are not in the habit of using coconut, begin to use in recipes like this.
spinach chutney tastes great with palak or palakura, but can be prepared with any other variety of spinach too.
More Palak Recipes
Spinach curry
Hara bhara kabab
Palak rice
Aloo palak
spinach chutney | palakura pachadi | palak chutney recipe
For best results follow the step-by-step photos above the recipe card
Ingredients (US cup = 240ml )
- 1 cup spinach , fresh leaves (you can adjust to suit your taste)
- 0.5 cup coconut gratings (can reduce to ¼ cup)
- ¼ onion , sliced
- 1 Green chili as needed
- tamarind , little or few drops of lemon juice
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- Salt to taste
- oil as needed
Tempering
- 1 tsp mustard
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp black gram
- 1 pinch Hing (asafoetida)
Instructions
- Sauté cumin seeds, onion and spinach leaves slightly.
- Grind this along with coconut gratings & green chilli. Add salt to taste. Add the tempering
- You may relish this vibrant chutney with idlis, dosas or rotis. It goes well with rice too. Enjoy!
Alternative quantities provided in the recipe card are for 1x only, original recipe.
For best results follow my detailed step-by-step photo instructions and tips above the recipe card.
NUTRITION INFO (estimation only)
© Swasthi’s Recipes
step by step photos to spinach chutney or palak chutney recipe
1. get the ingredients together.
2. Saute all the ingredients except coconut lightly or till the raw smell disappears.
3. When cooled, blend them together with coconut and salt.Add a tsp of oil to the same pan, and temper with tempering ingredients.
Serve fresh.
Isn’t this Lovely friends? Thanks to Naina for sharing such a good healthy recipe.
Shella says
This is looking great!!
Teena Mary says
wow..that is indeed a healthy way of preparing chutney!!!
Sona S says
healthy chutney..
divya says
look absolutely perfect and very tempting chutney..
Maha Gadde says
Very healthy chutney recipe and nice cliks.
Meena Selvakumaran says
nice chutney using spinach,looks healthy.
Manjula Bharath says
very different and healthy green chutney 🙂
Suja Manoj says
Innovative healthy chutney
Nabanita Das says
Yummy but healthy Chutney… nice Swasthi.
Priya Suresh says
Very healthy and catchy chutney..Kudosa to Naina..
Kitchen Queen says
yummy and healthy chutney
PT says
nice clicks.. she doesn't look like a non-blogger 🙂
Saranya Balaji says
looks healthy and new recipe to me…
Nilu A says
This is a new recipe to me and quite healthy too 🙂
Amrita Vishal says
very innovative use of spinach, will surely try soon
Latha Madhusudhan says
Very healthy recipe and nice post.
Shruti Dhingra Wahi says
This something new !! Never tried :)<br />Bookmarked the recipe !!<br />
Julie says
healthy chutney,innovative too!!
Mélange says
What more to ask from a chutney…Very healthy and nice recipe to share Swasthi.
Phong Hong says
I have tasted chutneys and I love them. I am very sure this spinach chutney is no exception. I will love it too!
Navaneetham Krishnan says
Though for some recipes I can omit coconut milk others surely tastes better with it. Most of my Asian dishes require coconut milk and I am fine with it, though such dishes are not very often eaten.<br /><br />I am trilled to see such an amazing recipes and yes, never knew that spinach can be used for chutney. But its so inviting and hard to resist. Lovely and so tempted. Will try.