Spinach with coconut - ചീര തോരൻ

Fresh spinach

Ingredients

Cheera ( Spinach red) - 1bunch

Shallots ( Small onion) - 5 Nos:

Garlic- 2 pods

Green Chilli- 3 Nos

Turmeric powder- 1/2 tea spoon

Grated coconut-1 cup

Mustard seeds- 1 tea spoon

Coconut oil or Sunflower oil- 1 table spoon

Curry leaf- 6-7 leaf

Preparation

Grind green chilly, shallot & garlic in a dry mixer without adding water. Add grated coconut , turmeric powder & salt to it and grind together ( Just to get it crushed. Dont grind more). Mix sliced spinach and the grinded mixture and keep it aside.

Heat oil in a pan, Splutter mustard seeds, add curry leaf to it and fry. Add spinach to it, mix well and cook it in low flame with closed lid for 5 min.

After 5 minutes saute the mix until it get little dried and cooked.

Cheera thoran is now ready to serve.