Back after another unplanned break!!!
I know I had promised I would not disappear for such long periods of time but I guess my PhD program does take precedence over all else… 🙂 But well I am back and this is gonna be a short post but a post nonetheless after one whole month. I had actually made this dish before I went on my one month sabbatical but never got down to posting the recipe. I love spinach and it’s healthy too. So why not combine some spinach with fish! And I do love all kinds of seafood so it  feels like the best combination…. And its takes about 30-45 minutes to make with about 20-30 minutes of active prep / cooking from your side.
Ingredients:
- 4 fish fillets (any kind cleaned and cut into four pieces each)
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 8 cups of spinach leaves
- 1 tomato (pureed)
- 1 1/2 onions (finely chopped)
- 4-5 cloves garlic (sliced fine)
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 2 teaspoons red chili powder
- 3 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper powder
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- 2 teaspoons oil
- 1 cup water
- salt to taste
Directions:
- Heat 1/2 teaspoon oil. Add the cumin seeds and when it sputters add the raw spinach leaves. Let the leaves wilt just a little; this takes about a minute.
- Now transfer the spinach to the pureed tomato and puree the entire mixture together.
- Heat the rest of the oil in the same pan and add the chopped onions to it. Once the onions soften a little add the sliced garlic.
- Once the onion and garlic brown add the turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder and cumin powder and fry for a minute.
- Add the water and salt to this mixture and let it come to a simmer.
- Now add the fish to this mixture and cover and cook for 5 minutes. Remove the cover and let the fish cook in the mixture for another 5 minutes or till the fish is partially cooked.
- Now add the spinach – tomato puree to the fish and cover the pan. Let is cook for about 10 minutes.
Your fish in spinach curry is ready to be served either with rice or bread. This recipe is a keeper as far as I am concerned specially for the weeknights. And it serves about 2-3 persons. I hope to be a little more regular now with my posts but I do not think it’s going to be possible till after I am done with my exams. For now, I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we did. Now I am gonna go have dinner – some fish in spinach gravy with bread…
Cook, Eat and Relax 