Sunday, July 14, 2013

Laal shaak bhaja / Red spinach fry


Serve as the first item in a traditional Bengali thali.



What You Need 

Laal Shaak or Red Spinach. Chopped, washed.
Kalonji /Kalo jeera
1/2 tsp of turmeric powder
Salt to taste. 
A couple of red chili
Badam / nuts
Oil

 
How I Did It 
Heat Oil in a Kadai/ frying pan.
Add some badam/nuts , fry nuts, and keep aside.
Add some kaloni/ Kalo Jeera.
Add 2 red chilli broken as phoron.
When starts spattering , add the chopped laal shaak aka red spinach.

Add about 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder and mix well folding spinach all over.
Add salt to taste.
Do not add salt at this step in much amount. Any leafy vegetable seize in amount. And so final salt add after final taste.
Let the shaak/spinach cook, fried  and stir so that it does not stick in pan. Taste and adjust salt.
Add fried nuts and mix well. Keep rest in pan for 2-3 minutes.
Serve with rice.:-)

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