Friday, August 31, 2007

Potato spinach with milk base

Spinach is the leafy vegetable that is available for almost the whole year It is really famous for its high iron content but it’s a myth . The iron content is good enough as compared to other green leaves ,it also contains vitamin K& A, calcium ,manganese, magnesium, high fiber etc ,altogether it is full of nutrients. It should be washed well before using & blanched for 1 min for sweeter taste. Now lets head towards the recipe-


Ingredients:-

2 medium boiled potatoes(cut in medium sized cubes)

2 cups of washed & shredded spinach leaves

1 medium finely chopped onion

3-4 cloves of crushed garlic

½ tsp of shredded ginger

2 tbsp of butter or vegetable oil

½ tsp of cornstarch

½ cup of milk

3 tsp of thick cream

½ tsp of nutmeg powder

½ tsp of red chili powder

Pinch of turmeric powder

Salt according to taste

Preparation time:-15 min

Serves:- 2

Method:-

1) Heat oil in a wok. Add onions sauté till slightly brown then add ginger & garlic ,chili powder, turmeric powder & sauté for another 3-4 min.

2) Now add spinach n close the lid n cook for 3-4 min.

3) Now add potatoes ,cover n cook again for 2 min.

4) Add some cornstarch in milk n add in the wok & let it simmer for 3 min.

5) Now add cream & nutmeg , cook for another 2 min .

6) Serve with chapattis or rice.

3 comments:

marriedtoadesi.com said...

Wow! This is a cool recipe, sounds delicious. I am going to try it this weekend!

Kanchana

Latha Narasimhan said...

Hi kunika! I too live in Bangalore. Nice recipe! It will taste good with chapathis.
welcome to my blog!

TBC said...

I've tried something similar but it did not look anything like this. Yours looks so creamy:)