Keerai Sundal (Spinach Fry)

This recipe comes to you from the southern state of India known as Tamilnadu. Its easy to prepare, quick to cook, and healthy to eat!!!


Ingredients:

* A bunch of Spinach
* Mustard seeds, Turmeric powder, Asafoetida, Salt and Sambhar powder(optional)
* Vegetable oil




Steps:

* Wash and drain the spinach leaves.
* Chop them finely (Since we dont make paste or puree its good to chop finely)
* Stir in the chopped Spinach, Turmeric powder and Asafoetida in a non-stick pan




* Once the Spinach is tender and most of the water is gone, add a little salt (be careful as the Spinach has a salty taste naturally)




* In a separate pan, heat the oil
* Add Mustard seeds to the hot oil and let them pop
* Transfer the cooked Spinach in this pan and cook for 5-8 minutes (or till the Spinach is done)



* Serve with hot chapatis or fulkas (Indian bread made from wheat flour)





For complete step by step photos of this recipes - Keerai Sundal

(Taken from the book - Samayal by Viji Varadrajan)