Dhaba Style Palak Matar – Easy Indian Recipe

Dhaba Style Palak Matar – Learn how to make healthy and delicious street-style Mattar Palak at home with spinach, peas, and flavorful Indian spices.

 

 

By Amit Kaul
Location: India
Published on: May 19, 2026 

 

 

Street Style Mattar Palak Recipe | Healthy & Delicious 🌿🔥

Mattar Palak is a comforting North Indian dish made with fresh spinach (palak) and green peas (mattar) cooked in flavorful spices. This street-style version is slightly spicy, creamy, and packed with nutrition—perfect for everyday meals.

It’s healthy, delicious, and pairs beautifully with roti, paratha, or jeera rice.

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Dhaba Style Palak Matar –  Ingredients

🥬 Main Ingredients:

1. 2 cups spinach leaves (palak)
2. 1 cup green peas (fresh/frozen)
3. 2 onions (finely chopped)
4. 2 tomatoes (pureed)
5. 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
6. 2 green chilies 🌶️

🌿 Spices:

1. 1 tsp cumin seeds
2. 1 tsp coriander powder
3. 1/2 tsp turmeric
4. 1 tsp red chili powder
5. 1/2 tsp garam masala
6. Salt to taste

🧈 Cooking:

1. 2 tbsp oil or ghee
2. 1 tbsp butter (optional for richness)

👨‍🍳 Step-by-Step Recipe

🥬 1. Prepare the Spinach

Wash spinach thoroughly
Blanch in hot water for 2 minutes
Transfer to cold water

👉 Keeps vibrant green color

Blend into a smooth puree

🔥 2. Prepare Masala

Heat oil/ghee
Add cumin seeds
Add onions → sauté till golden

🧄 3. Add Aromatics

Add ginger-garlic paste + green chilies
Cook till the raw smell disappears

🍅 4. Add Tomato & Spices

Add tomato puree + all dry spices
Cook till the oil separates

🔥 This creates rich street-style flavor

🥣 5. Add Peas & Spinach

Add green peas → cook 2–3 mins
Add spinach puree
Simmer for 5 minutes

👉 Don’t overcook spinach

🧈 6. Final Finish

Add butter + garam masala
Mix gently and serve hot

Dhaba Style Palak Matar –  Serving Style

Best served with:

1. Roti 🫓
2. Butter naan
3. Jeera rice 🍚
4. Laccha onion salad 🧅

💡 Pro Tips (Street Secrets)

✔ Ice water keeps spinach bright green
✔ Don’t overcook after adding palak
✔ Butter at the end gives dhaba-style richness
✔ Slightly chunky texture tastes better

❌ Common Mistakes

Overcooked spinach → dull color
Watery puree → thin gravy
Too much tomato → overpowering taste

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Dhaba Style Palak Matar – Variations (Must Try)

🧀 Palak Paneer Mattar

Add paneer cubes

🌶️ Dhaba Style

Extra garlic + butter tadka

🥛 Creamy Version

Add fresh cream at the end

 

 

 

 

About the Author

Amit Kaul is a food content writer and digital publisher based in India. He specializes in creating original, experience-driven recipes and home-cooking guides. All recipes published on this website are personally researched, tested, and written by him, following Google’s E-E-A-T (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness) guidelines.