Kadaintha keerai (Smashed Spinach / Keerai masiyal)

In India, my mother used to do with siru keerai or arai keerai (a variety of spinach). But since it is not available here in Germany, I used to do with the creamed spinach, called Rahm spinach in the same method.

Ingredients:

• Arai keerai / Sirukeerai- 1 bunch
• ( or Rahm spinach -3oo gms)
• Red chilli-2 or 3
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 teaspoon
• Asafoetida - 1 /4 teaspoon
• Small onion-2 or 3 (cut vertically)
• Cumin-Pepper powder- 1/2 teaspoon
• Oil- 2 teaspoon
• Salt

Method:

• Cook the spinach in water with salt and drain the water.
• Smash the spinach.
• Heat oil in pan and add cumin seeds, asafoetida and red chillies.
• When it splutters, add the finely cut small onions and fry it.
• Add the smashed spinach into the pan.
• Add cumin-pepper powder and cook it for 2 minutes.
• Suits good with plain rice.