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Punjabi-style Spinach
Photo: Chiara Conti

Punjabi-style Spinach

7 ingredients 7 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

16
Calories
1g
Protein
0g
Fat
3g
Carbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Ghee not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 500g mustard greens (or spinach)
  • 2 cm piece of fresh ginger
  • 2 hot green chillies
  • 2 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp cornmeal
  • 2 tbsp ghee

Directions

1

Wash, trim, and finely chop greens. Put 2 cups water into a large pot with the salt and the greens. Cover and cook about 15 minutes until tender. Remove from heat.

2

Drain excess liquid into a jug. Mash greens thoroughly in the pot then stir in cornflour. Return to heat with half a cup of reserved liquid. Simmer 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Set aside.

3

In another pan heat ghee and lightly fry ginger, garlic, and chillies for 3-5 minutes. Add contents of pan into the pot of greens and mix well.

4

Serve hot and enjoy!!

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Category:Indian Recipes

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Category:Punjabi

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Category:Punjabi Vegetarian

Recipe sourced from fandom

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