Water Spinach/Kolmir Saak Fry

Name: Water Spinach/Kolmir Saak Fry
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 2-serving
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 4 cups Water spinach / kolmir saak finely chopped heaped; 6 - 7 tbsps Mustard Oil; 2 chillies Dry whole red; 1 Onion large , finely chopped; 2 tbsps Garlic , finely chopped; to taste Salt; 1/3 tsp Sugar

Antara S @cook_7805331

New Delhi, India

This is my favourite type of soak/saag/leafy veg! My mom taught me how to make it in Bengali style.

Antara S @cook_7805331

New Delhi, India

This is my favourite type of soak/saag/leafy veg! My mom taught me how to make it in Bengali style.

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Ingredients

20 mins

2-serving

4 cupsWater spinach / kolmir saak finely chopped heaped
6 - 7 tbspsMustard Oil
2chillies Dry whole red
1Onion large , finely chopped
2 tbspsGarlic , finely chopped
to tasteSalt
1/3 tspSugar

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Steps

20 mins

1

After chopping the water spinach, make sure you wash it well. Then let it drain.
2

Next, in a large wok heat up 3-4 tbsp of mustard oil.
3

To this, add in the dry red chillies.
4

Next add in the garlic. After 3-4 seconds, add the onion.
5

Season with a pinch of salt.
6

Now on medium heat, sauté everything for 3-4 minutes. The onion should become translucent, but not brown.
7

Finally add in the water spinach. Mix everything well. The volume of the spinach will gradually reduce.
8

Keep stirring everything together. Add salt to taste.
9

Add the sugar.
10

Add another 2 tbsp of oil. Mix well.
11

Keep frying the spinach till it comes down to about 1/4th of its original volume.
12

Taste to check that the spinach does not taste raw. If it does, sauté for another 2 minutes.
13

Serve hot, paired with plain white rice.