Ingredients
Place spinach, tomatoes, onions, turmeric, ginger and chilies in a saucepan with 1 cup water. Cook, covered, 15 mins over medium-low heat. Remove from heat and cool. Blend in an electric blender to a creamy consistency. Heat butter/oleo in a saucepan. Add spinach mixture and salt to taste. Cook for 5 mins over low heat. Add lemon juice and serve.
Spinach means palak
The translation of spinach to Hindi is "palak." It is said paa-luck
The English name for palak is Spinach
In India spinach is called as PALAK. Hence name most of the items containing spinach will have the term palak. Name of such items eg; palak paneer, palak mutton, palak chicken, alu palak,. Of late some new names have been introduced ,eg; chicken hariyali, paneer hariyali etc.
Ingredients1 lb Spinach, fresh or thawed3 ea Tomatoes, chopped1 ea Onion, large and chopped1/4 ts Turmeric1 tb Ginger, fresh and chopped2 ea Green chilies (optional)1 c Water5 tb Butter/Oleo1 pn Salt1 tb Lemon juicePlace spinach, tomatoes, onions, turmeric, ginger and chilies in a saucepan with 1 cup water. Cook, covered, 15 mins over medium-low heat. Remove from heat and cool. Blend in an electric blender to a creamy consistency. Heat butter/oleo in a saucepan. Add spinach mixture and salt to taste. Cook for 5 mins over low heat. Add lemon juice and serve.
pallakura or Palak in Hindi
Spinach in Hindi is called "पालक" (Palak).
Palak is Spinach in English Origin Hindi pālak from Sanskrit pālakyā ‘green vegetables’.
Beets, chard, palak, perpetual spinach chard, epazote, goosefoot, quinoa, and spinach.
Spinach means Palak in Marathi, a widely and relatively cheap available leafy green vegetable food in India.
Palak paneer is a vegetarian dish, consisting of paneer in a thick paste made from puréed spinach, called Palak in Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, and other Indian languages. In the USA, you can buy Palak Paneer mix from "Kesar Grocery" to get perfect and delicious taste. Kesar Grocery is one of the oldest player for Indian grocery delivery in the USA.
Spinach and tomatoes cooked together WILL NOT create kidneystones (as far as scientific research can tell).