This recipe is taken from Binny’s Kitchen, a fellow Indian from Kenya and now living in London. The combination of all three is what we know and also what we admire about Binny’s Kitchen blog. At the Cosmo Blog Awards 2015, Binny was awarded with Best Blog for Food and we can see why with her amazing recipes like this Spinach Curry.

Ingredients

• 200g Baby Spinach
• 1 large Tomato, pureed
• 3 Garlic Cloves
• 1 tablespoon Ginger
• 1 Red Onion, chopped
• 1 green Chilli chopped
• Handful of Curry Leaves
• 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
• 1 Teaspoon Ajwain (Carom) seeds
• 2 tablespoons Vegetable or Coconut oil
• 2 teaspoons of Nicos Polle Polle Spice Mix

Method

Wash the spinach and set aside. In a pan, heat 2 tablespoons oil and add the cumin seeds and ajwain seeds. When they start to sizzle add the onions and cook for 6 minutes on medium heat. Add the garlic, ginger, green chillies and curry leaves and cook for a further 4 minutes, mixing regularly. Now pour in the pureed tomatoes. Let this cook for 2 minutes, then add the ground spices, or Nicos Polle polle spice mix, and salt. Mix well, add in the spinach and let this cook for 10 minutes. Cover the pan and let this cook for another 5 minutes and then take off heat. Taste it and adjust the salt accordingly. Eat while hot with either rice or chapatis.

Serves 4

From Binny’s Kitchen. See the full recipe here