The New Tastes of India/Das Sreedharan 2001

Cheera Thayir Curry

Servings Preparation Time Cooking Time Calories Saturated Fat Fat Sodium Carbohydrates Protein Cholesterol
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INGREDIENTS:
4 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 teaspoons mustard seeds 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
3 dried red chillies 10 curry leaves a pinch of fenugreek
2 onions, finely chpped 3 fresh green chillies, slit lengthways 2.5 cm/1 in ginger, finely chopped
2 tomatoes, finel chopped 1 teaspoon turmeric powder 150g/5 oz spinach, trimmed
250g/9 oz plain yogurt salt



1 Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the mustard seeds and, as they begin to pop, add the garlic, dried red chillies, curry leaves and fenugreek. Cook, stirring frequently, over a medium heat, for 2 minutes, then add the onions, green chillies and ginger.
2 When the onion turns brown, add the tomatoes, turmeric and some salt. Mix thoroughly, then add the spinach and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3 Remove the pan from the heat. Gradually add the yogurt, stirring slowly and continuously. Return the pan to the heat for a further 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Serve lukewarm.

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