Spinach gravy - Basic Indian gravy
Ingredients
- 100 g Spinach Palak variety particularly
- 25 g Butter
- 15 g Ginger garlic paste
- 10 g Green chilies
- 5 g Kasoori methi
- 2 g Baking soda
- As required Salt
Instructions
- In a medium pot, add water and salt , baking soda and let it boil. In the meantime clean the palak and wash nicely in running water and add in boiling water and cook for just 1 minute. And once it is cooked add in ice water to retain the color. Once cooled completely grind the spinach with green chilies into a fine paste.
- In a pan add butter, ginger garlic paste and saute for an minute and add the grounded mixture. Let it cook for 15 minutes in slow flame. Add salt and check seasoning. Add kasoori methi at last and and finish it off and a piece of butter.
Notes
Baking soda helps the spinach to maintain its color and nutrients. And placing in ice water controls after cooking of spinach which might lead to loss of nutrients.