Red Spinach poriyal and an award...

I bought this spinach from Little India, donno its name, but it was too fresh. Anyway all greens are good for health, so why not try it;) Please share its name if anybody knew it.

I mixed it with rice and had, it was too tasty;)

Ingredients:
Red Spinach - 1 bunch
Small onions - 4-5, chopped
Red chillies - 4-5 or as spicy required
Moong Dal - 1/4 cup
Mustard seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
Curry leaves - few
Salt to taste
Oil - 2 tablespoons

Method:
Wash spinach and chop leaves and stems into pieces. If the stems are too thick, discard them.

Soak moong dal in water for 20 minutes.

Heat oil in a pan and allow mustard seeds to splitter in it.

Add red chillies, curry leaves and onions and fry until onions turn golden brown.

Drain water from moong dal and add it to the onions.

Fry for 2 mintues and add chopped spinach.

Mix well and cook it covered for 5 minutes.

Add salt, mix well and cook for 5-10 mintues until spinach are cooked.

Serve hot with plain rice.


Cooking time : 20-30 minutes
Serves 2-3 persons


Vidya and Sowmya have passed me Butterfly award which says "Coolest blog I know".


Thanks a ton to both of you:)

Rules of this award:
- Put the logo on your blog.
- Add a link to the person who awarded you.
- Nominate 10 other blogs.
- Add links to those blogs on yours, and leave a message for your nominees on their blogs.

I would like to nominate the following blogs:

Sujatha, Bhawana, Tom Aarons, Sushinemom, Suhanya, Solai Chidambaram, Jaishree, Rekha, Deesha, Sara

Enjoy friends!!!