Curried Spinach Sauce Food

SPINACH CURRY

Steps:

• Heat the oil.
• Add the thymol seeds (ajwain in hindi).
• Add the ginger, garlic and onions.
• When the onions get soft, add the spinach.
• Add all the spices and salt.
• ** I microwave my spinach for about 8 minutes. Cook the spinach to the doneness level you like.
• ** Variations - I sometimes add boiled potatoes, tomatoes or yogurt to this. All the variations taste good :)
• ** Another variation - If you want sort of a gravy add some water mixed with corn starch and add alongwith the spinach.

SPINACH CURRY (INDIAN PALAK CURRY)

Steps:

• Rinse and chop onions, spinach, ginger, garlic and green chillies.

BAKED EGGS WITH CURRIED SPINACH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Melt the butter in a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat. Add the tomatoes and cook until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the lentils, curry sauce, 1/2 cup water and 1/4 teaspoon salt; stir well to coat. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until the lentils are tender, about 8 minutes. Gradually add the spinach, stirring until wilted.
• Reduce the heat to medium. Make 4 wells in the lentil mixture and crack an egg into each; spoon the heavy cream over the eggs. Continue cooking until the whites begin to set, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake until the egg whites are just set but the yolks are still runny, about 10 minutes. (The eggs will continue cooking after you remove them from the oven.) Let rest, 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, wrap the naan in foil and warm in the oven, about 5 minutes. Cut into wedges and serve with the eggs. Photograph by Ryan Dausch

CURRIED CHICKPEAS AND SPINACH

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, ginger, serrano pepper and curry powder and continue cooking, 1 minute; set aside.
• Combine the chickpeas and their liquid, spinach, cauliflower, potatoes, tomatoes, 3/4 teaspoon salt and the cooked onion mixture in a 6-quart slow cooker. Cover and cook on high, 3 1/2 hours. Scatter the cheese over the vegetabls, cover and cook 30 more minutes. Serve with naan.

CURRIED COUSCOUS WITH SPINACH AND CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion, sun-dried tomato, dill, and garlic; cook and stir until onions start to turn translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in spinach, increase heat to medium high, and cook until spinach begins to wilt, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Pour in sherry and cook until most liquid has evaporated, about 5 minutes. Add curry powder, cayenne pepper, chickpeas, and 1 cup of the vegetable broth; cook for about 5 minutes. Add remaining broth and bring mixture to a boil. Remove from heat, stir in couscous, and cover until couscous absorbs all the liquid, 5 to 10 minutes. Season with salt.

PALAK PANEER (SPINACH CURRY)

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir spinach in hot oil until softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer spinach to a blender or food processor; puree until spinach becomes a coarse paste.
• Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in a saucepan over medium heat; cook cumin in hot oil until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add onion, green chile peppers, and garlic. Cook and stir until onion is tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and cover saucepan. Simmer for 1 minute and add blended spinach paste, water, ground coriander, red chile powder, and salt. Continue to cook until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Stir paneer into spinach mixture and simmer until hot, 1 to 2 minutes more.

CURRIED SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Place the potato in a saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook until tender. Drain, and set aside.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large saucepan or soup pot. Add the green onions, and cook until tender. Stir in the cooked potatoes, then gradually mix in the spinach, stirring after each addition until spinach is limp. Transfer the mixture to a food processor or blender, and puree until smooth.
• Heat the remaining olive oil in the same pan, and whisk in the flour and curry powder. Gradually whisk in broth so that no lumps form. Return the spinach mixture to the pan, stirring to blend, along with the lemon juice. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened.
• Place sour cream in a medium bowl. Ladle about 1 cup of the hot soup into the sour cream, and mix until well blended. Stir this back into the pot of soup. Heat through, but do not allow to boil. Serve immediately.

CHICKEN AND SPINACH IN CURRIED PASTA SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the broth and chicken in pressure cooker. Place the frozen blocks of spinach on top. Pour on the sauce and sprinkle on the curry powder. Gently stir the curry powder into the sauce. (Do not stir the chicken into the sauce; the goal is to prevent scorching the pasta sauce on the bottom while the cooker is coming up to pressure.)
• Lock the lid in place. Over high heat, bring to high pressure. Reduce the heat just enough to maintain high pressure and cook for 4 minutes for boneless chicken pieces or 12 minutes for chicken parts. Quick-release the pressure. Remove the lid, tilting it away from you to allow excess steam to escape.
• Stir well. Taste the sauce, and add more curry powder and salt, if needed. Garnish portions with chopped cilantro, if you wish.

CURRIED SPINACH SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion, garlic and ginger and saute, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until the onion softens.
• Add the cumin, coriander, cardamom and pepper and saute for 2 minutes more. Add the tomato, spinach and water and cook for 3 minutes.
• Add cayenne, salt and pepper.
• Remove from heat and serve.

TANZANIAN CURRIED SPINACH WITH PEANUT BUTTER

Steps:

• Wash the spinach leaves, stack and roll leaves together, then coarsely chop.
• Place the tomato carefully into a small pot of boiling water for 30 seconds, peel skin off. Slice tomato in half and scoop out runny inside, discard this part, then coarsely chop the fleshy part.
• In small bowl, whisk the peanut butter and coconut milk til smooth.
• Heat the butter over medium low heat in large frying pan.
• Add the onion, tomato, salt and curry powder and sauté for about 5 minutes, or until the onion is soft. Stir only occasionally so that you don't break up the tomato too much.
• Add the spinach, and continue cooking for about 10 minutes, until the spinach is softened, but not overly cooked.
• Stir in the peanut butter/coconut milk mixture.
• Simmer, over medium-low heat, for about another 5-8 minutes, stirring constantly, to make sure that the mixture doesn't stick to the bottom of the pot.
• Season lightly with a little coarse ground pepper to taste.
• Serve as is as a side dish, or over hot cooked rice for a main dish.

VEGETARIAN SPINACH CURRY

Steps:

• In a nonstick skillet, cook the onion, garlic and curry powder in oil for 3-4 minutes or until onion is tender. Stir in the tomato sauce, spinach and 1 cup garbanzo beans. In a blender, combine the broth and remaining garbanzo beans; cover and blend until smooth, about 2 minutes. Stir into skillet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook and stir mixture is heated through. Serve over couscous if desired.

CURRIED SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Remove stems from spinach; wash leaves thoroughly, and pat dry. Tear into bite size pieces.
• Combine spinach, apple, peanuts, raisins, green onions, and sesame seeds in a large bowl; toss gently.
• Dressing: Combine white wine vinegar, chutney, salt, curry powder, dry mustard, and hot sauce. Gradually add oil, beating with a wire whisk until blended. Cover and let stand at room temperature 2 hours.
• Pour dressing over salad just before serving.

CURRIED SPINACH, EGGS & CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large frying pan or flameproof casserole pot over a medium heat, and fry the onion for 10 mins until golden and sticky. Add the garlic, ginger, turmeric, ground coriander, garam masala, cumin and tomatoes, and fry for 2 mins more. Add the chickpeas, 100ml water and the sugar and bring to a simmer. Stir in the spinach, then cover and cook for 20-25 mins. Season to taste.
• Cook the eggs in a pan of boiling water for 7 mins, then rinse under cold running water to cool. Drain, peel and halve. Swirl the yogurt into the curry, then top with the eggs, chilli and coriander. Season.

CURRIED POTATO AND SPINACH SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and bay leaf; cook and stir until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add cumin, curry powder, turmeric, and coriander; cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir potatoes, chicken broth, water, canned tomatoes, and seasoning into the pot; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are mostly cooked through, about 15 minutes. Add spinach; stir well to combine. Mash some of potatoes to thicken soup. Continue cooking until potatoes are soft, about 10 minutes more.

CHICKEN IN SPINACH-CURRY SAUCE

Steps:

• In gallon-size sealable plastic bag, combine flour, 1/4 teaspoon of the salt and all the pepper; add 1 chicken breast.
• Seal bag; shake to coat thoroughly.
• Repeat with remaining chicken breasts.
• In large nonstick skillet, heat oil; add chicken.
• Cook over medium-high heat, turning once, 2 to 3 minutes on each side, until lightly browned.
• Transfer chicken to clean plate; set aside.
• In same skillet, combine curry powder, cumin and garlic; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, 1 minute, until fragrant.
• Stir in spinach and broth; bring liquid to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low; simmer, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes, until flavours are blended.
• Cool slightly.
• Transfer spinach mixture to food processor; puree until smooth.
• Return mixture to skillet; stir in buttermilk and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt.
• Return chicken to skillet; cook over low heat about 15 minutes until chicken is cooked through and mixture is heated.

CURRIED SPINACH AND TOFU

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Add onion and garlic, and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion begins to brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Add curry powder and ginger; cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Add spinach and the water; bring to a boil, breaking up spinach with a spoon. Reduce heat to medium; simmer, stirring occasionally, until almost all liquid has evaporated, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Stir in sour cream and tofu; cook just to heat through, 3 to 5 minutes (do not boil). Serve with rice, if desired.
• Tofu is sold in two types of packaging in grocery stores: refrigerated and shelf stable. Shelf-stable tofu can be stored at room temperature until opened, up to about 1 year (check the label for the use-by date); look for it in the Asian-food section.
• Per Serving (without Rice)
• Calories: 294
• Fat: 17.3g
• Protein: 21.5g
• Carbohydrates: 17.6g
• Fiber: 5.6g

SPINACH SALAD WITH CURRY VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Trim the rind from the bacon and cut into 1 inch cubes. Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until brown and crispy. Cover and reduce heat to lowest setting to keep bacon warm.
• In a small, dry skillet, toast curry powder over medium heat, stirring often, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Remove from heat.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the vinegar and mustard. Add oil in a thin stream, whisking constantly, until the oil is completely incorporated. Add curry powder and whisk until smooth. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• In a large bowl, toss together the bacon, spinach, mushrooms and vinaigrette until evenly coated. Adjust salt and pepper to taste and serve immediately.

CURRIED SPINACH DIP

Steps:

• Stir curry and cumin in small dry skillet over medium-low heat just until fragrant, about 45 seconds. Remove from heat.
• Combine chopped spinach, nonfat sour cream, nonfat yogurt and minced garlic in processor. Blend until spinach is pureed. Add curry mixture and hot sauce and process until blended. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer to bowl. (Can be prepared 4 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)