Spinach, tomatoes, green chilies, garlic along with coriander and cumin are sautéed separately, then blended along with tamarind to form this delicious green chutney.
Ingredients:6 cups tightly packed chopped spinach
1 medium tomato chopped
4 green chilies chopped (adjust to taste)
2 cloves garlic chopped
Walnut sized ball of tamarind (adjust based on the sourness of tomato)
1 tbsp coriander seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp mustard seeds
1 tbsp oil
Heat a tsp of oil in a pan, add green chilies and garlic, when garlic is changing color add mustard, cumin and coriander, roast till coriander changes color and emits a good fragrance.
Set it aside and let it cool.
In another pan heat 1 tsp of oil and sauté spinach till it is well wilted and losses the raw smell. Set it aside to cool.
Heat another tsp of oil and sauté tomato till cooked. Add tamarind half way thru so that it is soft and easy to blend.
Let all the ingredients cool. Blend coriander and green chili mixture first, add spinach and tomato and blend it all to a fine paste.
Enjoy it with hot rice and ghee.
