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Spinach delights
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Spinach dishes are packed with nutrition
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Healthy eat Spinach vegetable curry
It’s Popeye’s energy booster. A great source for energy and good for the health, here are some easy to make spinach recipes.
Spinach-dal curry
Ingredients
Chopped spinach: 6 cups
Chopped onion: two
Chopped green chilly: six
Cooked green gram dal: half cup
Tamarind: one medium sized ball
Diced tomato: one
Urad dal: half tsp
Mustard seeds: half tsp
Oil-e tbsp
Curry leaf: 2 sprigs
Method
Heat oil in a pan and add mustard, urad dal and curry leaf. Add chopped onions and green chillies. When golden brown, add spinach and fry well.
Add cooked green dal, tamarind, tomato and salt. Boil for five minutes.
Stir well and remove from heat. Mash well. Serve with rice or chappathis.
Spinach-vegetable curry
Ingredients
Spinach-half kg
One large brinjal diced
One large radish diced
Cubed potatoes: two
Chopped cauliflower: 125 gm
Shelled green peas: half cup
Grated coconut-half a coconut
Green chillies: 4
Turmeric powder: one tsp
Chilli powder: half tbsp
Cumin paste- one tbsp
Coriander paste: one and a half tbsp
Garam masala: quarter tsp
Salt: to taste
Oil: half cup
Method
Clean and trim the spinach and remove the stalks. Put spinach in a pot, add a little salt and cover. Let it cook in its own juices.
Mash it well after it is cooked and remove from fire. Heat oil and fry the vegetables one at a time till lightly brown and put aside. Sauté the garam masala and add the spinach and the rest of the seasonings.
Add the rest of the vegetables and green chillies when the spinach appears cooked. Cook for 10 minutes. Add a quarter cup water if the mixture stick to the pan. Add salt and grated coconut. Mix well and remove from pan. Garnish with coriander leaves.
INDU NARAYAN
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