Ginger Sauteed Spinach

By twironen

This is a great, simple side dish if you are cooking a meal with spices common in India or Sri Lanka. I ate this as a side dish to the fish kebabs, which I posted yesterday. I came up with this because we had an over-abundance of spinach. I’m not even sure you can find something like this in India but it tastes really good either way!

Ingredients

• 8 oz Fresh Spinach
• 2 Tb Sunflower or Peanut Oil
• 2 Cloves Garlic, diced
• 1 inch of Fresh Ginger, grated
• 1/4 tsp of Cumin Seeds
• 1/4 tsp Chili Powder
• 1 tsp Garam Masala

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 5mins
Cooking time 10mins

Preparation

Step 1

Heat up Oil in a pan on medium heat. Add cumin seeds and when they begin to pop add the ginger and garlic.

Sautee for a few minutes until garlic begins to turn golden brown (don’t let it burn! If it’s burning you have the heat too high, not enough oil, or a combo). Add spinach. If the pan isn’t big enough, add spinach a little at a time. Spinach will begin to shrink almost immediately.

Once you’ve added spinach, begin to add the remaining Spices. Stirring quite a bit, so the spinach cooks evenly. Cook spinach until it has wilted. Should only take about 2 or 3 minutes. Enjoy!