Cheera Thoran
(from Presi’s recipe box)
Cheera/ Spinach is an excellent source of many vitamins,minerals and anti-oxidents.It is available in different colors and texture,but for a Malayalee, cheera/spinach always means purple colored flat thin leaves.These purple colored cheera otherwise known as Kerala spinach is seen only in Kerala and it has less water content and less nutrition when compared to green Palak or Amaranth leaves.Many delicious side dishes can be prepared from Cheera ,among these cheera Thoran,Cheera Aviyal and Cheera Pachadi are the most popular ones.
Source: Sidedish
Ingredients
- Cheera/Spinach chopped fine – 5 cups
- Grated coconut – 3/4 to 1 cup
- Shallots chopped – 4 or 5
- Green chillies chopped – 4
- Garlic chopped – 1/2 tsp
- Jeera – 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
- Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
- Curry leaves – a sprig
- Salt – to taste
- Oil – as needed
Directions
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Grind grated coconut,turmeric powder,green chillies,jeera seeds and garlic into a coarse paste and keep aside.Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds into it.Allow it to splutter,then add curry leaves,stir and add the chopped spinach.Stir for few minutes and mix in the ground paste.Add salt,stir and cook until all the water evaporates and thoran becomes dry.Serve with rice.