Ponnanganni Keerai Recipe | Spinach Poriyal | Spinach Stir Fry

Spinach needs no introduction as everyone very well knew the health benefits of them. They have anti-inflammatory and anti-cancerous properties and are important for healthy eye-sight, hair, bone and skin. It provides iron, vitamins, minerals and proteins.

Today I am sharing spinach stir fry with ponnanganni keerai recipe. Here is the recipe for spinach poriyal. Give it a try...

Spinach Stir Fry

Ingredients:

Spinach - 1 bunch

Coconut - 3/4 cup

Small Onion - 3/4 cup(25-30 approximately)

Red Chilli - 3

Green Chilli - 2

Cumin - 1/2 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Curry leaves - 1 sprig

Salt - to taste

Oil - 2 tblspn

Method:

Chop green chilli into small pieces. Cut spinach and clean it properly.

Grind coconut, cumin, red chilli, and 6-7 onions. Chop the remaining onions.

Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds. When it starts to splutter, add curry leaves and green chillies. Sauté for 15 seconds.

Add the chopped onions and sauté until it becomes translucent.

Now add the spinach and stir well. It will soon start to shrink in size during cooking. When spinach dwindles to about one fifth the quantity, add the coconut masala. Sauté for 2 to 3 minutes and remove from flame.

Note:

• Adjust chillies according to spiciness required.

Pictorial:

Keep all your ingredients ready

Clean the spinach and chop them

Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds

When mustards splutters, add green chilli and curry leaves. Saute for 15 seconds

Add the remaining chopped onion

Grind coconut, onion(6 to 7), cumin and red chillies

When onion becomes translucent, add the spinach

Add salt. You can see the spinach is shrinking in size

Its dwindled almost to one-fifth. Now add the ground masala

Saute for 3 minutes and remove from flame

Its ready!