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Sindhi Spinach

Name: Sindhi Spinach
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup split yellow peas (channa dal); 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 unit .5 tsp cumin seeds; 2 tbsp chopped green chilies (like serranos); 1 tbsp minced peeled gingerroot; 1 tbsp chopped garlic; 1 medium onion (chopped); 1 unit red or green bell pepper (chopped); 1 piece eggplant (cut into 1" dice); 15 unit green beans (cut into 1/2" pieces); 1 unit carrot (cut inot 1/2" pieces); 1 medium potato (cut into 1" dice); 2 unit Roma tomatoes (chopped); 1 tsp turmeric; 2 packages (10 oz) frozen spinach (thawed); 1/2 cup fresh dill (chopped (or 2 tbsp dried dill)); 2 unit .5 tsp salt; 1/4 cup Thai tamarind paste (or 2 tbsp Indian tamarind concentrate)

Sindhi Spinach is a popular vegetable dish in Sindhi as a summer meal.

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Total45 min

Servings4

Difficultyadvanced

Ingredients

split yellow peas (channa dal)
1 cup
vegetable oil
1 tbsp
.5 tsp cumin seeds
1 unit
chopped green chilies
like serranos
2 tbsp
minced peeled gingerroot
1 tbsp
chopped garlic
1 tbsp
onion
chopped
1 medium
red or green bell pepper
chopped
1 unit
eggplant
cut into 1" dice
1 piece
green beans
cut into 1/2" pieces
15 unit
carrot
cut inot 1/2" pieces
1 unit
potato
cut into 1" dice
1 medium
Roma tomatoes
chopped
2 unit
turmeric
1 tsp
(10 oz) frozen spinach (thawed)
2 packages
fresh dill
chopped (or 2 tbsp dried dill)
1/2 cup
.5 tsp salt
2 unit
Thai tamarind paste (or 2 tbsp Indian tamarind concentrate)
1/4 cup

Method

Clean and wash the peas, getting rid of any grit.

Let peas sit in 3 cups water for ~30 min.

Then drain peas.

Warm a pan with oil over medium heat.

Include the cumin seeds, saute for ~30 seconds.

Include the chilies, ginger and garlic.

Saute for ~1 min.

Include onion, bell pepper, eggplant, beans, carrot, potato, tomatoes, tumeric, mixing in well.

Include the spinach, dill and drained peas.

Include 1.5 cups of water and stir everything well.

Cover, increase heat to high and leave to boil.

Reduce heat back to medium, leave to simmer for ~28 min.

Mix in salt and tamarind.

Use potato masher to mix the vegetables.

Leave on the heat to cook for another 13 min, achieveing a thicker mixture.

Achieve a thick and moist consistency.

Serve over rice.

Sindhi Spinach

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