Spinach / Palak Pachadi

Ingredients:

1/4 cup palak / spinach leaves, finely chopped

1 cup grated coconut

small piece ginger

1-2 green chillies

1 cup yoghurt

1 tomato, finely chopped

3/4 tsp mustard seeds

1/2 tsp urad dal

2 dry red chillies

1 sprig curry leaves

salt to taste

1 tbsp oil

Preparation:

1. In a pan, add the chopped spinach and saute for 2-3 minutes or till the raw smell disappears.Then grind it to a smooth paste adding little water and keep it aside.
2. Grind grated coconut, ginger and green chillies together to a fine paste. Then mix this ground paste with yoghurt.
3. Add chopped tomato, salt and spinach paste to this coconut- yoghurt mixture and mix well.
4. Heat oil in a small pan and splutter mustard seeds. Add urad dal, dry red chillies and curry leaves and fry.
5. Pour this over the prepared mixture/ pachadi, mix well and serve with rice....