Spinach fry - Palakura vepudu

Preparation Time: 30-45 min

INGREDIENTS:
Onion - 1 (big) or 2Cups diced
Frozen/ Fresh Spinach - 2*16oz/ 1lb (2 pkts of 16oz)
Oil - 6tbs
Green Chillies - 10 long slit
Red chillies - 4
Curry Leaves - 2 stems
Mustard seeds - 2 tsp
Jeera seeds - 2 tsp
Turmeric powder - a little over 1 tsp
Garlic cloves - 3 fat ones chopped or 2 Tbs
Salt - 3 tsp

STEPS:

1. Heat a kadai on setting 4, add oil, once the oil is heated, add mustard and jeera seeds, once the seeds splutter, add red chillies, curry leaves, Garlic cloves after 1 min add onion and green chillies
   
2. Saute the onions for 5 min then add turmeric
3. Saute for another 5 min then add the spinach [before adding run for few seconds under tap]
4. Then add Salt. If its too dry add little water [1 c apprx] just enough to make the mixture cook, eventually the water will evaporate. Close the lid in this stage
   
5. Cook for another 5-10 min stirring occasionally every 2-3 min. In the last 10 min open the lid and cook so the water is evaporated
   

Variation 2:
oil + red chilli 1 + Urad dal 1/2 ts + Chana dal 1/2 ts + mustard 1/2 ts + jeera 1ts + 2 min + Onion 1/2C + Green chillies 2 + Turmeric + salt
onions to turn brown + Spinach (no lid) + until cooked

yet to try variation 2


Variation 3: [Nimi]

• 3L cooker + 2 Tbs oil + 1tsp Mustard + 1tsp Jeera + 2 red chillies + 1.5 C onion + 1 green chilli slit + 8-10 Curry leaves + 2 Garlic cloves chopped
  
• Saute for 5-8 min + 3/4 tsp turmeric + 5 min + 2 packets of 10 lb frozen chopped spinach + 3 tsp Sea Salt + 1 tsp Dhania powder + cook for 20 min, lid on, heat@ 5-6 [Add water in between if needed]
  
• Once spinach is cooked, turn off the heat.