Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Palak Saag

Materials:

- Spinach
- Milk
- Water
- Salt
- Onions
- Oil
- Dry red chili pepper
- Optional: Cornstarch (dissolved in water, about 1 tsp per 250gm of                         spinach)

Preparation:

Put spinach in a heavy bottom pan. Add water and milk (about equal proportions) to cover the spinach and about 2-3 inches more. Bring to a boil and simmer on low heat until spinach is cooked (about 15 minutes). Stir occasionally to prevent the spinach from sticking to the pan bottom. It is ready when most of the liquid is reduced. Before all the liquid is gone, add more salt according to taste and the cornstarch if desired.

While the spinach is cooking, prepare the onion garnish. Chop onions fine. Heat oil in a pan and add onions and salt to taste. Stir and cook until onions are nicely browned... sprinkle water as needed during the process. When nearly ready, add red chili peppers and cook until they are crisp.

Finish the dish by stirring the onion garnish into the cooked spinach.





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I was born and raised in India and attended school and college there. In May 2007, I completed my PhD (in Neuroscience) at the Center for Neural Science at New York University and stayed on there as a postdoctoral fellow until early 2009. Currently (as of 2025), I am in the Department of Neurosurgery at Stanford University.