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SPINACH PORIYAL - INDIAN SPINACH RECIPE
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
15 mins
 

Spinach poriyal is an easy and healthy Indian spinach recipe. It is a quick and flavorful side dish with spinach, onion, and coconut that goes well with rice. 

Course: vegetarian
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 3
Author: Antonet Roajer
Ingredients
  • 4 cup SPINACH RAW
  • 1 cup ONION CHOPPED
  • 2 tbsp CANOLA OIL
  • 0.25 cup SHREDDED COCONUT
  • 0.25 tsp MUSTARD SEEDS
  • 0.50 tsp URAD DAL
  • 1 tsp CHANNA DAL
  • 0.25 tsp SALT TABLE
  • 2 no DRY RED CHILIES
Instructions
  1. Wash and chop the spinach roughly.

  2. In a pan heat oil, add mustard seeds and allow it to splutter. Add urad dal, channa dal, red chilies, asafoetida and saute in the oil until the urad dal and channa dal color changes to golden brown. Add chopped onion and cook until the onion becomes soft.

  3. Add the chopped spinach and cook for 3 - 4 minutes until the spinach leaves wilts.

  4. Add the shredded coconut and mix well. Spinach poriyal is ready to be served.