Cheera Thoran/Spinach Thoran

Ingredients:

Cheera/Spinach-5 cup(finely chopped)
Oil to fry
Salt to taste

for grinding

Grated coconut-1/2 cup

Chilly powder-1 tspoon

Turmeric powder-1/2 tspoon
Cumin seeds-1 tspoon

for tempering

Mustard-1 pinch
Dry red chillies-2
Curry leaves

Preparation:

1.Clean the spinach leaves and chop it well.

2.Grind coconut,chilly powder,turmeric powder,cumin seeds in a mixer and make a rough mixture.

(Do not add water while grinding)

3.Heat oil in a pan and add mustard.Once it crackles add red chillies  and curry leaves.Add chopped spinach into it.

4.Stir it for 1-2 minute(this helps in easy boiling of spinach)

5.Add little amount of water into the spinach mixture. Add salt. Mix well. Allow it to boil in a medium flame by closing the lid.

6.Once spinach is done(cooked well and no water should be present in it) add the grinded coconut mixture into it and mix well.

7.Heat it for another 1 minute.

Serve it with ur rice which is so nutritious.