You can prepare lots of dishes from Spinach, like Sambar, Palak Paneer, Palak Paratha and also snacks like Bonda, Pakoda etc.
Tambli is quite popular in South Karnataka. Palak or Spinach has lots of Iron and Calcium content and hence good for health. It helps to reduce heat and hence beneficial during summer season. The Palak Thambuli is good for digestion as well.
Thambli goes well with plain Rice. You can prepare many types of Tambli/Tambuli like, Ginger Tambli, Fenugreek seeds Tambli, Brahmi Tambli etc. I will try to post a few of these types of Tambli in coming days.
Palak Tambli/Tambuli
Palak/Spinach Tambli Ingredients:
- Palak or Spinach leaves – 1 bunch
- Curd or Butter Milk – 1 cup
- Jeera or Cumin Seeds – 1/4 tsp
- Pepper – 2-3
- Green Chillies – 2
- Salt
How to Prepare:
Wash the Palak/Spinach leaves. Cook Palak leaves without adding water in a cooker or in microwave oven for about 2 min. The inherent water content of Palak leaves should be enough for cooking.
Grind cooked Palak leaves, Jeera, Pepper, Green Chillies and Salt in a mixer grinder and prepare smooth paste.
Transfer the Palak paste into the vessel and add Curd or Butter Milk to this paste and stir well.
Now Palak/Spinach Tambli is ready to serve with plain Rice.
Hi Hema,
Tried this… it tasted good, but the curd curdled when I heated it and it became lumpy
. I know, I know… you didn’t ask to heat it after adding the curd… but I’m not very fond of cold or warm soups… any thoughts on how I can have it piping hot without the curd curdling?
Lemme know.
Regards,
Anil