Break the leaves and stems off the spinach, clean, wash twice with water and place it in a strainer or vertically on a plate to drain out the water.
Cut cauliflower into big pieces, heat 1 glass of water then put 1/2 tsp salt in it. Now put the cauliflower pieces in the water, cover and keep for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes remove the pieces from water.
Peel the raw bananas and keep them in water. While you cook the vegetables cut them in pieces. Wash capsicum, remove its seeds and cut it into pieces.
Wash and cut tomatoes. Break the stems of the chillies then cut them. Peel, wash and cut ginger in big pieces. Make a fine paste of the tomatoes, chillies and ginger. Peel black pepper, cloves, cinnamon and Elaichi then crush them to make a coarse powder.
Put spinach in a utensil along with 1-2 big spoons of water, allow it to boil on a low flame. After spinach is boiled, cool it down then grind and keep in a utensil.
Pour 2 tbsp oil in a frying pan(kadhai), after oil is heated put the pieces of cauliflower, bananas and capsicum. Add 1/2 of the salt and stir fry for 2 minutes then cover and cook on a low flame for 2 minutes. The vegetables become a little soft.
In another frying pan pour 1 tbsp oil and heat, put Heeng and Jeera in hot oil. After Jeera is roasted add coarsely powdered spices, turmeric powder and coriander powder followed by tomato-chilly and ginger paste. Fry all these spices till oil starts to float over them.
Put spinach paste in the fried spices, also put red chilly powder, salt and fry for 2 minutes. You can add water and make Tari thick or thin as you wish. Add the cooked vegetables: cauliflower, bananas, capsicum, cashew nuts and raisins. Mix all the contents in th epan properly and cook for 1-2 minutes(stir continuously).
Mixed Vegetable fry with Palak is ready. Serve hot Palak Mixed Veg with chapati, naan or rice.
