Healthy and easy Spinach Corn Curry. Serve it with rice or any bread of your choice.
Recipe Snapshot
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- Cook time: Not specified
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- Yield: 4
- Category: Entree
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- 500 grams baby spinach
- 1.5 cups sweet corn
- 1 inch ginger (roughly chopped)
- 3-4 garlic cloves (big, roughly chopped)
- 2 green chili (roughly chopped)
- 1 onion (medium, chopped)
- 2 to matoes (medium, chopped)
- 3 teaspoons vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder
- ½ teaspoon garam masala powder
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons milk (divided)
- ½ cup water
- salt (to taste)
- 1 teaspoon ghee
- ⅛ teaspoon red chili powder
- 1-2 teaspoons lemon juice (optional)
Method
- In a pan, add washed baby spinach.
- Cook for 2 minutes or till spinach is wilted. Drain and set aside.
- In the same pan heat 2-3 teaspoons of oil. Once oil is hot, add roughly chopped ginger, garlic and green chili. Saute till raw smell goes away, around 1 minute.
- Add chopped onion and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Add chopped tomatoes and mix.
- Cook the tomatoes for around 5 minutes or till tomatoes turn mushy.
- Add the wilted spinach and mix and cook for a minute.
- Next add in the dry spices - garam masala powder and coriander powder. Also add salt.
- Cook the spinach with the spices for 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat and let the mixture cool down.
- Transfer to a mixer, add 1/4 cup of milk (or coconut milk if vegan) and blend to a smooth paste. Set aside.
- In a pan, now heat 1 teaspoon ghee (or butter or oil if vegan). Add red chili powder and saute for few seconds.
- Then add the sweet corn and saute for 1-2 minutes. I used frozen corn and put them in warm water for 5 minutes before using in the recipe.
- Add the pureed spinach paste and mix. Cook for 2 minutes and then add sugar, 2 tablespoons milk and 1/2 cup water.
- Mix everything together and let it simmer for 5 minutes. Squeeze in some lemon juice (optional). Check seasoning and adjust to taste.
- Serve the spinach corn curry hot with rice or any bread of your choice.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.