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Healthy eat Spinach, the green wonder

Finely chopped spinach: 250 gm

Finely chopped onion: 1

Vegetable stock: 1/2 litre

Milk: 1/2 cup

Corn flour (for thickening soup): 1 tbsp

Butter: 1 tsp

Cream: 1 tsp

Chopped parsley: 1 tsp

Cook spinach with water and salt. Remove from flame when the ingredients turn dry and make into a fine puree. Heat butter and add chopped onion. Stir for a few minutes and then add stock and bring to a boil. Remove from flame when the onion is well cooked and strain the liquid. Boil again and thicken by adding cornflour mixed with milk. Sprinkle parsley and serve.

Chopped spinach: 6 cups

Chopped onion: 2

Chopped green chillies: 6

Cooked green gram dal: 1/2 cup

Tamarind: 1medium sized ball

Diced tomato: 1

Urad dal: 1/2 tsp

Mustard seeds: 1/2 tsp

Oil: 1tbsp

Curry leaf: 2 sprigs

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: 1/2 kg

Large brinjal diced: 1

Large radish diced: 1

Cubed potatoes: 2

Chopped cauliflower: 125 gm

Shelled green peas: 1/2 cup

Grated coconut: 1/2 cup

Green chillies: 4

Turmeric powder: 1 tsp

Chilli powder: 1/2 tbsp

Cumin paste: 1 tbsp

Coriander paste: 1 1/2 tbsp

Garam masala: 1/4 tsp

Salt: to taste

Oil: 1/2 cup

Clean and trim the spinach and remove the stalks. Put spinach in a pot, add a little salt and cover it. Let it cook in its own juice.

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 seasoning.

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 sticks to the pan. Add salt and grated coconut. Mix well and remove from pan. Garnish with coriander leaves.

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