10 ways to add iron and fiber rich spinach (palak) to daily diet

Begin your day with a healthy smoothie and blend a handful of baby spinach with banana, apple, or berries for a refreshing green smoothie. The sweetness of fruits perfectly balances the mild earthy taste of spinach and makes for an energy booster to accelerate the body mechanism.

To make this breakfast delight, you need finely chopped spinach and simply beat it with eggs, chopped onions and chilies and slather on a preheated pan and your protein-iron combo is ready to keep you full and energized.

This makes for a filling salad and to make it toss spinach leaves with cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, nuts, and olive oil for a light, fiber-rich meal. One can also add feta or paneer for extra protein content.

This is a main course dish made with chopped spinach, cooked with moong or masoor dal, with minimal spices for a comforting, nutrient-dense Indian classic that pairs well with rice or rotis.

This is a weight-loss-friendly appetizer and makes for a creamy delight, for which you need spinach, garlic, pepper, and milk or coconut milk and it makes a wholesome experience.

This is one of the most popular spinach dishes, where you mix pureed or chopped spinach into whole wheat dough to make soft, green parathas, which are best served with curd, chutney, and pickle.

To make this exotic main course preparation, you need to blend spinach with garlic, olive oil, and a little cream or cheese and then add blanched pasta variety to it along with seasonings. Enjoy with garlic bread.

To make this snack, you need to add chopped spinach leaves to the spiced besan mixture and deep fry into small balls until crisp and golden. Serve hot with green chutney.

To make this dish, toss spinach purée or sautéed leaves with cooked rice, garlic, and spices like pepper, salt, red pepper, and paprika powder. This one-pot iron-rich meal is ready in minutes and is best enjoyed with curd on the side.

This is an iconic Indian dish where soft paneer cubes soak up a luscious spinach gravy and makes for a perfect way to enjoy both protein and greens with roti or rice.

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