Creamy Palak (Spinach)

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Total Time: 40 mins
  • Servings: 8
  • About This Recipe

    “This is a popular main dish that can be served with any bread or rice. Everybody loves it.”

    Ingredients

  • 20ounceschopped spinach( fresh or frozen)
  • 1chopped onion
  • 1chopped tomato
  • 2teaspoonscrushed ginger
  • 2chopped green chilies
  • 1teaspoonsalt
  • 1/2 teaspoonturmeric powder
  • 1tablespoonoil
  • 1teaspooncrushed garlic
  • 1teaspooncumin
  • 1teaspooncoriander
  • 1teaspoonchili powder
  • 4ounces cream cheese or 4ouncessour cream
  • Directions

  • Cook the first 7 ingredients in one cup water for about 10 minutes.
  • When little cold, puree in a blender, adding more water as needed.
  • Heat the oil in a pan on medium heat.
  • Saute the garlic and the spices.
  • Add cream cheese and spinach.
  • Cook for 10-15 mins.
  • to desired consistency.
  • Note: Add firm tofu pieces if desired.
  • Reviews

  • “Although your spinach recipes vary from ‘nice’ to ‘spectacular’, I am a purist where spinach is concerned. Give it to me straight out of the good earth cooked in only the water clinging to the leaves. MAYBE with a dot of butter and/or salt. Maybe! Your site is most enjoyable and my family has had the good fortune to benefit from the many meals based on your recipes.As my kids say: “You Rule!””

  • “Really very good.Easy to prepare.I substituted 1/3 less fat cream cheese & it worked well.In the future I would not use a full cup of water in the first step – had to simmer finished dish for a long time to reduce it to the consistency that I like… otherwise a great recipe & I suspect a lot healthier than ordering takeout.”

  • “I printed this recipe months ago and finally made it. It was wonderful. I only wanted four servings, so I halved the spinach, chilies and cream cheese but kept all the spices the same as the full recipe. I think this one will become a regular in our house!”

  • “I just made it and it turned out great!!! I was in my lazy mood today and substituted dried onion and garlic for the real thing and it STILL tastes amasing!!!Thanks a lot!”

  • “Awesome, what can I say? This is one of our favorites…we use it over and over and it’s always wonderful! Of course it varies a bit since the recipe doesn’t specify what size of tomato and onion to use. I use the 4 oz canned green chiles and definitely recommend using the cream cheese instead of the sour cream…it’s just a bit richer this way. And, yes, the key here is to saute the spices instead of just adding them to the ingredients. I actually just about burned the spices once and my hubby kept saying how good it was. LOL”

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