Thursday 4 August 2011

Spinach Gravy Preparation Method

Ingredients For Spinach Gravy

Spinach - 2 cups
Toor dal - 1/4 cup
Onions ( small )  - 100 gm
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Tamarind extract - 1/4 tsp
Clove - 4
Cinnamon - a small piece
Coriander seeds -1 tsp
Garlic -  1 tsp
Onion ( big ) - 1
Red chili - 5
Tomato - 2
Oil - as needed
Salt as needed

Method Of Spinach Gravy

1. Cut onion. tomato into pieces.
2. Heat oil in a frying pan.
3. Add cloves, cinnamon, coriander seeds, garlic, onion and fry.
4. When the onion is soft, add tomatoes, red chillies and fry.
5. Remove the contents from the stove and grind to a paste.
6. Pressurecook toor dal with water and turmeric till it is cooked.
7. Remove the dal from the cooker and mash well.
8. Wash and cut spinach.
9. Cook spinach with a little water in a vessel.
10. When the spinach is cooked, add toor dal, salt, paste, tamarind, mix well and cook for 5 minutes.
11.Remove the vessel from the stove.
12. Heat oil in a pan.
13. Add small onions, fry and add to the spinach.
14. Serve hot with rice.