Andhra Keerai Masiyal / Andhra Style Pureed Spinach

When i was pregnant, one of the dish which i ate most of the time is spinach masiyal. My mom made it for me daily, she insisted me to eat it, because it is so healthy and full of iron. 

But i got bored with this lately. I just want something spicy and with lots of flavour. Hubby dear got me a recipe book which has recipes made with spinach. I found this recipe in that book and tried it immediately. And it was delicious. So here you go to the recipe.

Preparation Time : 5 mins
Cooking Time : 15 to 20 mins
Serves – 4 to 5


Ingredients:

Spinach – 3 cups tightly packed ( I used Arai keerai / Amaranth)
Tomatoes – 2 medium size chopped
Green Chilli – 1
Salt to taste


For Frying:
Oil – 1 tsp
Dry Red Chilli – 2
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam – 1 tsp
Garlic – 6 cloves


For Seasoning:
Oil – 1 tsp
Mustard Seeds / Kaduku – 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam – 1 tsp


Method:

Take spinach, tomatoes and green chilli in a pan. Add some water. Cover and cook this for 10 mins till done.

Now heat oil and fry all the ingredients given for frying till light golden.

Pour this over the spinach and mix well. Add some salt.

Once this cools slightly add this to blender and make into a puree.

Pour this back into the same pan. Heat oil and crackle in mustard and cumin seeds. 

Pour this over the spinach and mix well. 

Serve with rice.

Pictorial:

Take all your ingredients

Take spinach in a pan

Add in tomatoes

Add a green chilli

Pour in some water

Put this on the stove

Cover and cook

Cook till the spinach is tender

Remove it off the heat

Now heat some oil

Add in cumin seeds

Throw in garlic and dry chilli

Fry this for few mins

Fry till golden

Add this to spinach

Mix well

Add some salt

Mix well

Take this in a blender

Make into a puree

Transfer this to the pan

Make tempering

Add in mustard and cumin seeds

Fry for a min

Pour this over the spinach

mix well

All done

Serve