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Palak Mangodi from my dear guest "Priya"

When the first ever comment hit my blog, I was so excited and happy. I still remember running over to my hubby, showing and telling him "Cccccc I got a comment too!!" hi hi.. Seriously, it felt so nice. And that sweet comment came from none other than Priya of Mharo Rajasthan's Recipes. Since that day, Priya has been a regular visitor to this little space of mine. When I thought of inviting a guest to my blog, I did not have to think twice- It had to be Priya :)



And here she goes ---->

When Gopika requested me to be her guest blogger, I was elated, excited and felt honored and of course felt those butterflies which usually you feel when trying to do something important.

First of all, my hearty congratulations to her on turning one. I enjoy her blog thoroughly, includes everything about it. Her writing style and narration of posts or recipes are superb. I like how she neatly organizes her recipes. And looking at her pictures make me want more and she represents the recipe so well. Keep rocking girl!!!

Moving on to my blog -  It is dedicated to those little unknown recipes of Rajasthan. After marriage when I started looking for more and more Rajasthani recipes (considering that I belong to an Andhra family who grew up in Bihar and never had Rajasthani food in my life), I found very few resources which showcased only few famous recipes. This inspired me to start a blog. Of course, at this point, it is not 'only' Rajasthani, it includes many more varities of cuisines and courses. Keep watching for more Rajasthani and many more recipes in my blog.

I chose to share "Palak Mangodi" recipe with Gopika and her readers. "Mangodi" is a very commonly eaten ingredient in Rajasthan. You may be have noticed that Rajasthani cuisine uses a lot of non-veggie ingredients (and I don't mean meat here, but without vegetables), a lot of dried vegetables, dairy (a major part of the daily diet, whether it be milk or yogurt or buttermilk) and/or some basic stuff like onion, garlic etc. That is due to the climate there. 

Anyways, when Gopika asked me to share a recipe, I wanted to go authentic and hence shared this Rajasthani dish - "Palak Mangodi", which if I need to explain is Mangodi (dried lentil balls) in Spinach Gravy. I have adapted this from a very famous blogger Nisha Madhulika who is another blogger who boasts a great variety of Rajasthni dishes along with many other delicacies.

I also would like to apologize for a crappy picture and the blame goes to not sure whom, but I lost my camera charger (need to hunt it down) and now with camera out of battey, I cannot take any pictures. I am going to take a better picture when I make it again with proper camera. This is from my cell phone, so the quality :(


Ingredients
  • Dried Mangodis - 1 cup (you can use any variety, I used urad dal ones as I had them handy in my freezer)
  • Palak (Spinach) - 2 cups, no need to chop them as we will be pureeing it
  • Tomato - 4 medium ones, roughly chopped
  • Green Chili - 2 or 3 per your liking
  • Ginger - 1 inch piece
  • Garlic - 3-4 cloves
  • Besan - 1 tbsp
  • Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
  • Red Chili Powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Coriander Powder - 1 tsp
  • Cumin Powder - 1 tsp
  • Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp
  • Heeng - a pinch
  • Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
  • Salt - per taste
  • Sugar - 1 tsp
  • Oil - 2 tbsp




Preparation
  • Take 1 tbsp oil in  non-stick frying pan and roast mangodis till nice golden brown (you can skip the oil and dry roast them as well). Keep it separate in a bowl.
  • Take 1/2 tbsp oil in the same pan and roast besan till nice aroma comes.
  • Meanwhile, boil spinach leaves in hot water (about 1 cup) for about 6-8 min with little salt and sugar and grind it after it cools down.
  • Grind together tomato, green chili, ginger and garlic to a smooth puree.
  • Now, take a non-stick pan and add about 1/2 tbsp oil to it.
  • Once hot, add cumin seeds and heeng to it. Once the seeds start popping, add the tomato puree and fry till oil starts separating at the top.
  • At this point add besan, all dry masalas and mangodis and cook till mangodis are cooked.
  • Now goes the spinach puree, cook for about 2-3 minutes and take it off heat. Add some water at this point if you think it is too thick for your liking.
  • Serve this with chapatis, parathas or even hot rice along with a cup of bowl like a traditional Rajasthani thali.
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  1. SwathiSeptember 22, 2011 at 3:49 PM

    Delicious, thanks for sharing healthy recipe both Priya and Gopika

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  2. divyaSeptember 22, 2011 at 5:33 PM

    looks delicious and super yummy.

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  3. Hamaree RasoiSeptember 22, 2011 at 6:08 PM

    Very tempting palak mangodi. Wonderfully prepared.

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  4. KalyaniSeptember 22, 2011 at 6:41 PM

    very delicious and tempting .......

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  5. Hari Chandana PSeptember 22, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    Very tempting and healthy recipe.. simply inviting :)
    Indian Cuisine

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  6. MélangeSeptember 22, 2011 at 9:10 PM

    Wow,that's such a sincere post Gopika.I loved the way you presented the guest.
    I always loved the way Priya showcased the recipes from Rajasthan.Mangodi is definitely another valuable recipe to add.Nice recipe with fabulous read !

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  7. UnknownSeptember 22, 2011 at 9:54 PM

    Healthy & yummy recipe. Thanks for sharing..

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  8. TinaSeptember 22, 2011 at 11:03 PM

    looks delicious...

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  9. PremaSeptember 23, 2011 at 12:43 AM

    wow delicious recipe,luks yum...

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  10. Prathima RaoSeptember 23, 2011 at 2:12 AM

    A lovely post!1! Yup...comments from other blogger friends do give us the needed encouragement..This is true esp in the initial stages of blogging... :))
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

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  11. Kaveri VenkateshSeptember 23, 2011 at 2:54 AM

    Nice post!! I too remember the day I received my first comment. It really felt great. Nice recipe

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  12. Treat and TrickSeptember 23, 2011 at 3:10 AM

    This is new to me but sounds fabulous, thanks to Priya and you for introducing tit to all of us...

    http://treatntrick.blogspot.com

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  13. Jayanthy KumaranSeptember 23, 2011 at 3:44 AM

    wow...sounds very interesting n healthy recipe..
    thanks to priya n you dear..:)
    Tasty Appetite

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  14. AlpanaSeptember 23, 2011 at 5:10 AM

    This is a very interesting recipe Priya. I had mangodi in yogurt gravy that my mom makes but this is something new. Thanks for sharing.

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  15. Priya SureshSeptember 23, 2011 at 5:48 AM

    Looks excellent and delicious,kudos to both u guys..

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  16. UnknownSeptember 23, 2011 at 10:50 AM

    Thank you so much Gopika, I feel honored and so happy to see it here. You keep working hard and you willr each heights :)

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  17. Sobha ShyamSeptember 23, 2011 at 12:54 PM

    wonderful guest post and very interesting recipe..

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  18. KalyaniSeptember 23, 2011 at 8:07 PM

    delicious ans very interesting recipe ......

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  19. UnknownSeptember 24, 2011 at 5:32 AM

    fabulous! Love this one and bookmarking since we eat spinach a lot

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  20. VidhyaSeptember 25, 2011 at 12:15 AM

    Very tempting dish.

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  21. KrithisKitchenSeptember 25, 2011 at 7:31 PM

    Beautiful post!! loving it...
    Krithi's Kitchen
    Event: Serve It - Steamed

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  22. UnknownSeptember 26, 2011 at 2:09 AM

    Wonderful post.

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  23. UnknownSeptember 26, 2011 at 3:29 PM

    Hi Gopika, thanks for that rather sweet message on my blog :) I am glad you enjoy your visits to my blog dear! I think your FB like may not have registered - could you kindly go back and click on it again - Pasting the link for your convenience - thanks and cheers, priyahttp://www.facebook.com/pages/Priyas-Now-Serving/159799020739157

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  24. SpicyTastySeptember 27, 2011 at 8:15 AM

    wow..this is new to me. bookmarked..

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  25. Aruna ManikandanSeptember 27, 2011 at 9:31 PM

    lovely post :)
    sounds interesting and new to me...
    will soon give a try.

    Visit my space when u find time

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  26. ShylajaSeptember 29, 2011 at 7:55 PM

    Looks delicious and yummy

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