Cheera thoran/Spinach stir fry

Greens are rich in vitamins and minerals. We should surely include it in our daily diet to keep ourselves healthy. And wealthy too ;) After all, health is wealth right ?? :) 

Ingredients:

• Cheera / keerai / spinach : one bunch
• Shallots / kunjulli  : 5
• Grated coconut : 2 tblspn
• Turmeric powder : 1/4 tspn
• Chilly powder : 1 tspn
• Salt
• Oil

To temper:

• Mustard seeds / kaduku : 1/4 tspn
• Raw rice : 1/4 tspn
• Dry red chilly : 2
• Curry leaves : a few

Method:

• Wash the spinach well under running water.
• Let them dry before chopping.
• Chop the spinach and keep aside.
• Crush the grated coconut with shallots. Keep it aside.
• Heat a pan with oil.
• Add mustard and let it splutter.
• Add raw rice and wait for a few seconds.
• Add dry red chilly and curry leaves.
• And now add the crushed coconut shallot mixture and fry it well on a low flame. Stir continuously.
• Add chilly powder, turmeric powder and salt.
• Add chopped spinach and mix it well with the other ingredients.
• Cover the pan and keep the stove in simmer mode.
• Wait for 2 to 3 minutes and open the pan and stir it well.
• Now keep the pan open and stir occasionally till the stir fry turns dry. Otherwise it will be soggy.
• Cheera thoran/keerai poriyal/ spinach stir fry is ready to serve.

Note:

• You can add jeera and garlic to this stir fry.

Did you try my  Palak dal curry ??