Chole palak

Ingredients:
1 tsp Cumin seed
1 cup tomato
1 tsp chilly powder
1 tsp garam masala powder
1 cup chickpeas
2 bunches spinach
4 green chilly
Small piece of ginger
5 cloves garlic
2 tsp Oil


Procedure:
1. Wash and soak chickpeas in a water for 5 to 6 hours.
2. Drain, add three cups of fresh water and pressure-cook till done. Drain and refresh.
3.Wash and blanch spinach in boiling water for two minutes. Drain it and blend to a puree.
4.Grind  green chilly,ginger, garlic and make a paste using little water.
5. Heat Oil or ghee in a kadai, add cumin seed and sauté till it changes colour. Add green chilli ginger-garlic paste and fry for a minute.
6. Add tomato puree, red chilli powder, garam masala powder and salt and fry for a minutes.
7. Add spinach puree and chickpeas and stir gently.
8. Cover and allow to simmer on low heat for 5 to 8 minutes.Serve hot.