Spinach / Cheera Thoran

Ingredients

• Cheera/Spinach chopped fine – 2 cups
• Grated coconut – 1/2 cup
• Shallots chopped – 5
• Green chillies chopped – 4
• Garlic chopped – 1/2 tsp
• Jeera – 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
• Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
• Curry leaves – a sprig
• Salt – to taste
• Oil – as needed

Preparation

1.Grind grated coconut, turmeric powder, green chillies, jeera seeds and garlic into a coarse paste and keep aside.

2.Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds into it.Allow it to splutter,then add curry leaves,shallots stir and add the chopped spinach.Stir for few minutes and mix in the ground paste.

3.Add salt,stir and cook until all the water evaporates and thoran becomes dry.Serve with rice.