spinach

by Impedimenta Sun Apr 28, 2013 11:02 am

...have bunches of it. Sent my husband to buy kale. He comes back with spinach, that too so much of it! I am bored of making it with daal and also keerai masiyal. I do not have fresh paneer. Any spinach recipes?

by Mosquito Sun Apr 28, 2013 11:27 am

Onion+tomato+ginger.

by Guest Sun Apr 28, 2013 11:58 am

ganpath's spinach sabzi (that i love):

wash spinach, chop into small pieces.
heat spinach with salt and turmeric in a pan for 2 minutes (steaming for softness).
heat oil in a skillet, add cumin seeds.
once cumin seeds splutter, add chopped onions, chopped ginger and chopped garlic.
when onions turn golden brown, add chopped green chillies.
add spinach to it.
after spinach is cooked add diced tomatoes.
after tomatoes are cooked, add garam masala.

optional: you can add diced potatoes or corn kernels or baby corn to it. i avoid this option.

eat with rotis.

edit. mosquito is suggesting almost the same recipe.

by garam_kuta Sun Apr 28, 2013 12:01 pm

Huzefa Kapasi wrote:ganpath's spinach sabzi (that i love):

wash spinach, chop into small pieces.
heat spinach with salt and turmeric for 2 minutes (steaming for softness).
heat oil in a skillet, add cumin seeds.
once cumin splutters, add chopped onions, chopped ginger and chopped garlic.
when onions turn golden brown, add chopped green chillies.
add spinach to it.
after spinach is cooked add diced tomatoes.
after tomatoes are cooked, add garam masala.

optional: you can add diced potatoes or corn kernels or baby corn to it. i avoid this option.

eat with rotis.

delicious bhaiya.. have you or ganpathji tried infusing just a little kasoori methi with spinach? comes out very well..

by Guest Sun Apr 28, 2013 12:08 pm

garam_kuta wrote:
Huzefa Kapasi wrote:ganpath's spinach sabzi (that i love):

wash spinach, chop into small pieces.
heat spinach with salt and turmeric for 2 minutes (steaming for softness).
heat oil in a skillet, add cumin seeds.
once cumin splutters, add chopped onions, chopped ginger and chopped garlic.
when onions turn golden brown, add chopped green chillies.
add spinach to it.
after spinach is cooked add diced tomatoes.
after tomatoes are cooked, add garam masala.

optional: you can add diced potatoes or corn kernels or baby corn to it. i avoid this option.

eat with rotis.

delicious bhaiya.. have you or ganpathji tried infusing just a little kasoori methi with spinach? comes out very well..

ya, we do that with palak paneer. will try it with this dish next time.

by seven Sun Apr 28, 2013 12:50 pm

here' s another easy spinach recipe

1. bring water to a boil in a pan
2. add washed spinach to it
3. let it boil for a min
4. drain all the hot water and soak spinach in ice cold water till the spinach is not hot anymore ( or you can run cold water thru it )
4.1. squeeze all the extra water from spinach and store it in airtight container in freezer for future use.
5. add an inch of ginger + 2 green chilies along with spinach and grind it.
6. heat oil in a pan + cumin seeds + heeng + chopped tomato + turmeric. let it cook. + salt (only for the tomatoes)
7. add ground spinach from the mixer and add little water + peas+ salt
8. let it come to a boil. do not cover with a lid.

serve with roti or rice

by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Sun Apr 28, 2013 1:26 pm

Huzefa Kapasi wrote:ganpath's spinach sabzi (that i love):

wash spinach, chop into small pieces.
heat spinach with salt and turmeric in a pan for 2 minutes (steaming for softness).
heat oil in a skillet, add cumin seeds.
once cumin seeds splutter, add chopped onions, chopped ginger and chopped garlic.
when onions turn golden brown, add chopped green chillies.
add spinach to it.
after spinach is cooked add diced tomatoes.
after tomatoes are cooked, add garam masala.

optional: you can add diced potatoes or corn kernels or baby corn to it. i avoid this option.

eat with rotis.

edit. mosquito is suggesting almost the same recipe.

Too much work:

Next friday evening Ask hubby to wash and copy spinach.

Sautee some onion, and dump the spinach and a packet of mixed vegetable, and some green chillies for 15 min or so.

Then feed Hubby at breakfast, lunch, dinner for 2 days next weekend.

by Guest Sun Apr 28, 2013 1:57 pm

seven wrote:here' s another easy spinach recipe

1. bring water to a boil in a pan
2. add washed spinach to it
3. let it boil for a min
4. drain all the hot water and soak spinach in ice cold water till the spinach is not hot anymore ( or you can run cold water thru it )
4.1. squeeze all the extra water from spinach and store it in airtight container in freezer for future use.
5. add an inch of ginger + 2 green chilies along with spinach and grind it.
6. heat oil in a pan + cumin seeds + heeng + chopped tomato + turmeric. let it cook. + salt (only for the tomatoes)
7. add ground spinach from the mixer and add little water + peas+ salt
8. let it come to a boil. do not cover with a lid.

serve with roti or rice

good idea! i will try it.

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:
Huzefa Kapasi wrote:ganpath's spinach sabzi (that i love):

wash spinach, chop into small pieces.
heat spinach with salt and turmeric in a pan for 2 minutes (steaming for softness).
heat oil in a skillet, add cumin seeds.
once cumin seeds splutter, add chopped onions, chopped ginger and chopped garlic.
when onions turn golden brown, add chopped green chillies.
add spinach to it.
after spinach is cooked add diced tomatoes.
after tomatoes are cooked, add garam masala.

optional: you can add diced potatoes or corn kernels or baby corn to it. i avoid this option.

eat with rotis.

edit. mosquito is suggesting almost the same recipe.

Too much work:

Next friday evening Ask hubby to wash and copy spinach.

Sautee some onion, and dump the spinach and a packet of mixed vegetable, and some green chillies for 15 min or so.

Then feed Hubby at breakfast, lunch, dinner for 2 days next weekend.

good idea! i must try it.

by Guest Sun Apr 28, 2013 2:01 pm

I sometimes add besan to a spinach or methi based sabzi. Specially if I don't have too much of the other taam jhaam in there. Can't give recipe of anything coz I improvise almost every time I cook. So use your own imagination Smile

by Impedimenta Sun Apr 28, 2013 2:32 pm

Huzefa Kapasi wrote:ganpath's spinach sabzi (that i love):

wash spinach, chop into small pieces.
heat spinach with salt and turmeric in a pan for 2 minutes (steaming for softness).
heat oil in a skillet, add cumin seeds.
once cumin seeds splutter, add chopped onions, chopped ginger and chopped garlic.
when onions turn golden brown, add chopped green chillies.
add spinach to it.
after spinach is cooked add diced tomatoes.
after tomatoes are cooked, add garam masala.

optional: you can add diced potatoes or corn kernels or baby corn to it. i avoid this option.

eat with rotis.

edit. mosquito is suggesting almost the same recipe.

OMG, i have everything mentioned above, even the potatoes. yes, mosquito is.

VB, i am not good at improvising. i need a tested recipe. i cook better when i am organized with ingredients and stuff before i start cooking.
Upps, please. move out of kansas.

7, thanks

by Idéfix Sun Apr 28, 2013 4:53 pm

Sautee with garlic and use it as one of the layers in lasagna.

by MaxEntropy_Man Sun Apr 28, 2013 6:25 pm

spaghetti with spinach, asparagus, and tomatoes. a bit of olive oil and roasted garlic added to the mix with red pepper flakes and shavings of parmigiano reggiano cheese. heaven.

by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Sun Apr 28, 2013 6:53 pm

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:spaghetti with spinach, asparagus, and tomatoes. a bit of olive oil and roasted garlic added to the mix with red pepper flakes and shavings of parmigiano reggiano cheese. heaven.

I cant stand Artichoke, Asparagus, and Soy...and Eggplant...

by confuzzled dude Sun Apr 28, 2013 8:01 pm

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:
Too much work:

Next friday evening Ask hubby to wash and copy spinach.

Sautee some onion, and dump the spinach and a packet of mixed vegetable, and some green chillies for 15 min or so.

Then feed Hubby at breakfast, lunch, dinner for 2 days next weekend.

Haha! best recipe, he deserves it for not knowing the difference between Spinach & Kale, I've a feeling that he purposefully didn't know the difference (who likes Kale anyway)

by ashaNirasha Sun Apr 28, 2013 8:18 pm

Spinach with baby Lima beans. You can use up a LOT of spinach with this. I can eat this all by itself, as an appetizer, as a snack or whatever. It really isn't that sort of finger food but it tastes good. It won't have any thing left in it, nutrient wise, but I guess that's not the goal right now.

Heat oil- a tablespoon (or two) if you feel like it, in a large skillet. Do the usual tadka/talimpu/whatever you call it, with mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal/ red chillies. Add a bag of frozen baby Lima beans. One small bag for 1-2 bunches of spinach. Sauté until done with nice brown spots on them. Add spinach. Wait until it wilts, then add salt and red chilli powder. Cook uncovered until it is very dry, and starts sticking to the pan. Drizzle more oil, cook for another 2-5 mins.

Beans should be on the crunchier side, not too soft.

by Guest Sun Apr 28, 2013 8:25 pm

Have made spinach with almost e'thing. w/paneer, w/alu, w/peas, w/carrot, w/corn, w/lima beans, w/besan, w/chana (chhole), w/chicken, w/pasta, in soups, in daal, some permutation-combinations of the above, on its own, as stuffed paratha, and also mixed w/poori doughs, sometimes mesh up one of the above sabzis to make poori/paratha.

Kids still hate it in all its forms, except the invisible paratha/poori version, or if it is not dominant e.g. in chana/chicken/pasta. They do eat it though. Surprisingly, they deal better with methi. In case of methi, I go, 'This is good for controlling cholesterol and sugar, and the older one goes, 'Mommy, I am FOURTEEN!!'

by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Sun Apr 28, 2013 8:31 pm

agree...the paratha or Chappathi is an excellent hiding place for Soy, spinach, or anything - even ginger, turmeric, curry powder or even chocolate chips....

by goodcitizn Sun Apr 28, 2013 10:19 pm

Nabbed, say, something like spinach [7]

Solve it. My contribution to this discussion.

by bw Sun Apr 28, 2013 10:48 pm

goodcitizn wrote:Nabbed, say, something like spinach [7]

Solve it. My contribution to this discussion.

collard (sounds like collared)

we approve soundly flipping an iceberg, for instance. (7)

by MaxEntropy_Man Sun Apr 28, 2013 10:50 pm

bw wrote:

we approve soundly flipping an iceberg, for instance. (7)

lettuce?

by bw Sun Apr 28, 2013 10:51 pm

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:
bw wrote:

we approve soundly flipping an iceberg, for instance. (7)

lettuce?

yeah. logic please and your turn to post!

by goodcitizn Sun Apr 28, 2013 11:25 pm

bw wrote:
goodcitizn wrote:Nabbed, say, something like spinach [7]

Solve it. My contribution to this discussion.

collard (sounds like collared)

we approve soundly flipping an iceberg, for instance. (7)

Collard is right. Lettuce - Us Let flipped.

Otherwise obvious without tomato-head to toss a salad green? [6]

by Guest Sun Apr 28, 2013 11:25 pm

this thread is officially marked nutty.

by goodcitizn Sun Apr 28, 2013 11:37 pm

Vidya Bagchi wrote:this thread is officially marked nutty.

LOL! Means to stay with love for salad [7]

by bw Sun Apr 28, 2013 11:43 pm

goodcitizn wrote:
bw wrote:
goodcitizn wrote:Nabbed, say, something like spinach [7]

Solve it. My contribution to this discussion.

collard (sounds like collared)

we approve soundly flipping an iceberg, for instance. (7)

Collard is right. Lettuce - Us Let flipped.

Otherwise obvious without tomato-head to toss a salad green? [6]

ENDIVE

(anag of EVIDENT without "T)

be one mouthing off at the head of health for making salad ( 8 )

by goodcitizn Mon Apr 29, 2013 12:05 am

goodcitizn wrote:
Vidya Bagchi wrote:this thread is officially marked nutty.

LOL! Means to stay with love for salad [7]

Correction: Means to stay with love perhaps for salad green. [7]

by goodcitizn Mon Apr 29, 2013 12:23 am

[quote="bw]be one mouthing off at the head of health for making salad ( 8 )[/quote]

Is it a salad green? Can't think of one that fits. Good night.

by bw Mon Apr 29, 2013 3:18 am

goodcitizn wrote:

Is it a salad green? Can't think of one that fits. Good night.

yes - a salad green.

by Captain Bhankas Mon Apr 29, 2013 3:39 am

trust me on this one. try this. it is spinach with yogurt/b'milk. for more details, contact the nearest 'kar.

it'll knock your socks off. eat it with rice and report if you don't exclaim "ohhhhh wowww."

by Guest Mon Apr 29, 2013 3:42 am

Captain Bhankas wrote:trust me on this one. try this. it is spinach with yogurt/b'milk. for more details, contact the nearest 'kar.

it'll knock your socks off. eat it with rice and report if you don't exclaim "ohhhhh wowww."

captain she has already tried it. Smile

more keerai

by Captain Bhankas Mon Apr 29, 2013 3:45 am

argh.. when i looked for the pictures of keerai masiyal on google before recommending the MH recipe, i saw some pics that looked a lot like paneer saag / palak paneer minus paneer. never mind then. her socks are intact.

by Guest Mon Apr 29, 2013 3:55 am

by bw Mon Apr 29, 2013 4:51 am

goodcitizn wrote:
goodcitizn wrote:
Vidya Bagchi wrote:this thread is officially marked nutty.

LOL! Means to stay with love for salad [7]

Correction: Means to stay with love perhaps for salad green. [7]

ROMAINE (anag of REMAIN and O)

by garam_kuta Mon Apr 29, 2013 8:09 am

Captain Bhankas wrote:argh.. when i looked for the pictures of keerai masiyal on google before recommending the MH recipe, i saw some pics that looked a lot like paneer saag / palak paneer minus paneer. never mind then. her socks are intact.

LoL@her socks are intact Wink

by Impedimenta Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:07 am

ashaNirasha wrote:Spinach with baby Lima beans. You can use up a LOT of spinach with this. I can eat this all by itself, as an appetizer, as a snack or whatever. It really isn't that sort of finger food but it tastes good. It won't have any thing left in it, nutrient wise, but I guess that's not the goal right now.

Heat oil- a tablespoon (or two) if you feel like it, in a large skillet. Do the usual tadka/talimpu/whatever you call it, with mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal/ red chillies. Add a bag of frozen baby Lima beans. One small bag for 1-2 bunches of spinach. Sauté until done with nice brown spots on them. Add spinach. Wait until it wilts, then add salt and red chilli powder. Cook uncovered until it is very dry, and starts sticking to the pan. Drizzle more oil, cook for another 2-5 mins.

Beans should be on the crunchier side, not too soft.

I LOVEEEEE lima beans. thank you thank you for this recipe.

by Impedimenta Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:07 am

garam_kuta wrote:
Captain Bhankas wrote:argh.. when i looked for the pictures of keerai masiyal on google before recommending the MH recipe, i saw some pics that looked a lot like paneer saag / palak paneer minus paneer. never mind then. her socks are intact.

LoL@her socks are intact

kaalangaarthale enna siripu?

by Impedimenta Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:08 am

Captain Bhankas wrote:argh.. when i looked for the pictures of keerai masiyal on google before recommending the MH recipe, i saw some pics that looked a lot like paneer saag / palak paneer minus paneer. never mind then. her socks are intact.

captain, please give me a lima beans recipe. that will knock my socks off...

by Sandee2020 Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:20 am

Have you thought of making spinach pokoras and freezing them?

by Maria S Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:33 am

Some nice ideas and veg. recipes!
I like Indian non-veg spinach dishes..with eggs, keema, chicken and fish.

by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Mon Apr 29, 2013 11:17 am

Impedimenta wrote:
I LOVEEEEE lima beans. thank you thank you for this recipe.

Now...keep that for your Saturday.

by Guest Mon Apr 29, 2013 11:26 am

Maria S wrote:Some nice ideas and veg. recipes!
I like Indian non-veg spinach dishes..with eggs, keema, chicken and fish.

i have not had any non-veg since this post. i am not counting morsels of meat i might have tasted at my wife's or son's insistence. it is just that i do not crave for non-veg now. or, change that. i only crave for these three items in an order of preference:

(i) shorshe ilish (hilsa fish cooked in mustard seeds);
(ii) flury's chicken patties (a local and very old confectionary) -- i'll post a pic. of the patties soon;
(iii) kakori kebabs (soft mutton seekh kebabs).

nothing more.

by Maria S Mon Apr 29, 2013 11:38 am

Huzefa Kapasi wrote:
Maria S wrote:Some nice ideas and veg. recipes!
I like Indian non-veg spinach dishes..with eggs, keema, chicken and fish.
i have not had any non-veg since this post. i am not counting morsels of meat i might have tasted at my wife's or son's insistence. it is just that i do not crave for non-veg now. or, change that. i only crave for these three items in an order of preference:

(i) shorshe ilish (hilsa fish cooked in mustard seeds);
(ii) flury's chicken patties (a local and very old confectionery) -- i'll post a pic. of the patties soon;
(iii) kakori kebabs (soft mutton seekh kebabs).

nothing more.

That looks delicious HK! And the "dream list" is also temptation-worthy:)
If you have given up non-veg for personal/health reasons..good luck!

I know it can be hard..and requires a lot of self-control. I can cut back on any food, including non-veg..but, will admit..I like non-veg a lot and need at least a little taste of it (!) and can't completely abstain! There is also no real reason for me to abstain..but, who knows? It may change in the future.

by Petrichor Mon Apr 29, 2013 11:44 am

Maria S wrote: There is also no real reason for me to abstain..but, who knows? It may change in the future.

Health, Relationship, Faith or Unspecified?...I'm always intrigued by your obsession to capture *all* possibilities and leave a lot *unspecified*!

For eg. you could have left it at "this is how it is now"...instead, you open tantalizing possibilities of "may change". What, exactly, is that about?

by Guest Mon Apr 29, 2013 11:47 am

Maria S wrote:
Huzefa Kapasi wrote:
Maria S wrote:Some nice ideas and veg. recipes!
I like Indian non-veg spinach dishes..with eggs, keema, chicken and fish.
i have not had any non-veg since this post. i am not counting morsels of meat i might have tasted at my wife's or son's insistence. it is just that i do not crave for non-veg now. or, change that. i only crave for these three items in an order of preference:

(i) shorshe ilish (hilsa fish cooked in mustard seeds);
(ii) flury's chicken patties (a local and very old confectionery) -- i'll post a pic. of the patties soon;
(iii) kakori kebabs (soft mutton seekh kebabs).

nothing more.

That looks delicious HK! And the "dream list" is also temptation-worthy:)
If you have given up non-veg for personal/health reasons..good luck!

I know it can be hard..and requires a lot of self-control. I can cut back on any food, including non-veg..but, will admit..I like non-veg a lot and need at least a little taste of it (!) and can't completely abstain! There is also no real reason for me to abstain..but, who knows? It may change in the future.

ya i know maria. the rest of the family (wife and 2 sons) cannot do without meat at least twice a week but i can. so everyone -- even those in the same family -- is different. i stopped meat for health reasons (to reduce weight; to stick to a diet plan) and then i found that i no longer enjoyed meat. i lost 5 kgs in the process though and have managed to pull my blood sugar from pre-diabetes level down to normal level. but items (i) and (ii) i will definitely savour again. (iii) i will skip (it is made largely from goat fat).

by Maria S Mon Apr 29, 2013 11:51 am

Muezzin-Bar'chu wrote:
Maria S wrote: There is also no real reason for me to abstain..but, who knows? It may change in the future.

Health, Relationship, Faith or Unspecified?...I'm always intrigued by your obsession to capture *all* possibilities and leave a lot *unspecified*!

For eg. you could have left it at "this is how it is now"...instead, you open tantalizing possibilities of "may change". What, exactly, is that about?

May be..I should let the intrigue remain!
You call it an "obsession"..I call it merely being open to all possibilities and changing my mind! Life has shown me "never say never"..
*Let me ask you..are you "so sure" that you will never change your mind about anything- try something different..ever?

by Petrichor Mon Apr 29, 2013 11:57 am

Maria S wrote:

May be..I should let the intrigue remain!
You call it an "obsession"..I call it merely being open to all possibilities and changing my mind! Life has shown me "never say never"..
*Let me ask you..are you "so sure" that you will never change your mind about anything- try something different..ever?

Of course, my stance is exactly the same as yours!! However, when you always post-script it with the "may change", as a writer, you are signaling that there is a "material" probability that it may change - this materiality is not something people think about - hence I wanted to know if you are doing it deliberately or is it just your obsession to leave enough trapdoors open so you can spring out at the first sign of trouble Smile

?

>>are you "so sure" that you will never change your mind about anything- try something different..ever?

YES, on this one! Smile

by Guest Mon Apr 29, 2013 11:59 am

Maria S wrote:
Muezzin-Bar'chu wrote:
Maria S wrote: There is also no real reason for me to abstain..but, who knows? It may change in the future.

Health, Relationship, Faith or Unspecified?...I'm always intrigued by your obsession to capture *all* possibilities and leave a lot *unspecified*!

For eg. you could have left it at "this is how it is now"...instead, you open tantalizing possibilities of "may change". What, exactly, is that about?

May be..I should let the intrigue remain!
You call it an "obsession"..I call it merely being open to all possibilities and changing my mind! Life has shown me "never say never"..
*Let me ask you..are you "so sure" that you will never change your mind about anything- try something different..ever?

that reminds of an article i had read on the internet about heart attack grill. at the end of the internet article there was a poll. the question was, will you visit this restaurant? and the options were:

1) never
2) always
3) i will try anything at least once.

i chose 3 and found that the results showed that 3 was the choice of an overwhelming majority.

by Maria S Mon Apr 29, 2013 12:02 pm

Huzefa Kapasi wrote:

ya i know maria. the rest of the family (wife and 2 sons) cannot do without meat at least twice a week but i can. so everyone -- even those in the same family -- is different. i stopped meat for health reasons (to reduce weight; to stick to a diet plan) and then i found that i no longer enjoyed meat. i lost 5 kgs in the process though and have managed to pull my blood sugar from pre-diabetes level down to normal level. but items (i) and (ii) i will definitely savour again. (iii) i will skip (it is made largely from goat fat).

A loss of 5 kgs and bringing down the blood glucose levels to normal is significant.
Hope you are able to sustain this effort HK! Keep it up.

by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Mon Apr 29, 2013 12:04 pm

Muezzin-Bar'chu wrote:
Maria S wrote: There is also no real reason for me to abstain..but, who knows? It may change in the future.

Health, Relationship, Faith or Unspecified?...I'm always intrigued by your obsession to capture *all* possibilities and leave a lot *unspecified*!

For eg. you could have left it at "this is how it is now"...instead, you open tantalizing possibilities of "may change". What, exactly, is that about?

Maria will make a fine ooper executive.

by Guest Mon Apr 29, 2013 12:05 pm

Maria S wrote:
Huzefa Kapasi wrote:

ya i know maria. the rest of the family (wife and 2 sons) cannot do without meat at least twice a week but i can. so everyone -- even those in the same family -- is different. i stopped meat for health reasons (to reduce weight; to stick to a diet plan) and then i found that i no longer enjoyed meat. i lost 5 kgs in the process though and have managed to pull my blood sugar from pre-diabetes level down to normal level. but items (i) and (ii) i will definitely savour again. (iii) i will skip (it is made largely from goat fat).

A loss of 5 kgs and bringing down the blood glucose levels to normal is significant.
Hope you are able to sustain this effort HK! Keep it up.

nandri maria! i am on course to losing 5 kgs more with the same diet and exercise to get close to my ideal BMI.

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