Tuesday, August 19, 2008

PALAK MAKAI (Spinach with corn)

PALAK MAKAI: This vegetarian dish is our best seller amongst vegetarian options and appears on this blog on multiple requests by our regulars.
Serves : 6
Ingredients
Butter 2 oz
Soybean Oil 2 tablespoons
Cumin Seeds 1/2 teaspoon
Chopped Garlic 1/2 tablespoon
Frozen Chopped Spinach 1 lb
Red Chili Powder 1/4 teaspoon
Garam Masala 1/2 teaspoon
Dry Fenugreek leaves 1/2 teaspoon
Salt 1/4 teaspoon
Heavy Cream 2 tablespoons
Yellow cut Corn 1/2 lb

Method
Heat butter in a heavy bottom pan till light brown.
Add oil and heat.
Add cumin seeds, stir lightly till they splutter.
Add garlic and sauté till golden.
Add drained Spinach, chili powder, garam masala, fenugreek and salt.
Sauté on high heat, stirring continuously for 8 - 10 minutes.
Add corn and cream- continue to cook for another 5 minutes.
Check seasoning and serve.

2 comments:

Aparna said...

Awesome paalak makai - our first trip to this restaurant was last weekend - August 8, 2009
Food and ambience was par excellence. My favorite was paalak makai and dal makhni - not to leave out the kheer served as dessert. I tasted my son's kulfi - that was great too. The rest in the family ate chicken and prawns and everyone was delighted. Thank you, Chef Sudhir, for the recipes also.
Best wishes for all success, Aparna Desai

vvtumblesbee said...

omg i can't tell you how happy i am to have found this blog... passage to india is DEFINITELY one of my favorite restaurants EVER and the palak makai is to DIE FOR! thank you so much for posting the recipe; even though i have it now, i will STILL continue to visit just because everything is so darn good and the service is AMAZING! =D