Ingredients for Spinach ChutneyIndredients :
Two big bunches of Spinach/Palakoora
One Onion ( cut into big peices )
A little tamarind
1 tsp of Coriander seeds
1 tsp of urad dal
6 or 7 red chillies
1/4 tsp of mustard seeds
1/4 tsp of cumin seeds
A pinch of turmeric
3 or 4 fenugreek seeds
salt to taste
6 tsp of oil
Method :
Remove the stems from spinach and wash it. Cut spinach leaves into pieces and keep aside. Heat 5 teaspoons of oil in a pan. Add coriander seeds, uraddal, redchilli, fenugreek and fry until golden red. Remove them to a plate. In the same pan add spinach, tamarind, turmeric and fry them on low flame for 5 minutes. Stir and cook till spinach is completely cooked. When they turn light green, take it out. Grind the fried ingredients to a fine paste. Then add spinach and grind into a fine paste. Lastly add onion pieces to the spinach mixture. Blenderise it again. Take it out and add salt. Heat one spoon of oil in a pan for seasoning. And add mustard, curry leaves one redchilli and cumin seeds. Let it sputter. Add this popu to the chutney and serve with hot rice.
