Turnip with Spinach

 December 06, 2012

Turnip with Spinach

 Turnip with spinach is one kind of vegetable curry recipe. They are veggie dishes. I like veggie dishes. Veggie dishes are suitable for our heath. Turnip and Spinach are grown in plenty in Asia. Spinach is one kind of leafy vegetable. Turnip with spinach is very popular recipe. The cooking process of this recipe is follows;

Ingredients:

1 medium –sized turnip,

500 gm ( 1 lb) spinach,  hopped,

2 medium sized tomatoes, diced,

1 tablespoon minced ginger,

2 onions, thinly sliced,

2 cloves garlic, chopped,

2 tablespoon cooking oil,

½ teaspoon chilli powder,

1 cardamom, crushed,

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon,

Salt to taste.

Method:

1.      Peel the turnip and cut into 1 cm cubes. Boil in salted water just to soften. Do not overcook. Boil the spinach in 2 tablespoons of water until the leaves are cooked.

2.      Heat the oil in a frying pan. Add the ginger and stir. Add onion and garlic and fry till golden brown. Add the turnip, fry for 2 minutes.

3.      Add the tomatoes and fry for 2 minutes. Add spinach and salt, fry for another 5 minutes stirring constantly. Add chilli, fry for 5 minutes more. Sprinkle with the cardamom and cinnamon. Remove from heat.

Serve hot with boiled rice or chapatti. Yields 6 servings.