Matar Palak

Ingredients:

1 bunch of spinach
1 cup of green peas
1 tomato
1 onion
1/2 cup boiled potato
3-4 green chillies
1 tsp cumin seeds
A pinch of asofetida
1 tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste

Preparation:

Cut spinach leaves and wash them thoroughly.

Boil spinach for 10 minutes in a very little amount of water.

Allow the boiled spinach to cool for sometime.

Grind the cooled spinach with greenchillies to a fine paste.

Chop onion and tomatoes into small pieces.

Cut the boiled potato into evenly shaped cubes.

Heat oil in a pan.Add the cumin seeds and asofetida.

Add the onions,peas and tomatoes.

Fry for 2-3 mins.Add the potato cubes and allow to cook on medium flame for 5 mins.

Once the onions and tomatoes are cooked, add the spinach-chilli paste to the above.

Add turmeric powder and salt to taste.

Simmer it for 10 mins. Tastes good with rotis/parathas.