Matar Palak

Ingredients:

1 bunch of spinach
1 cup of green peas
1 tomato
1 onion
1 boiled potato
3 to 4 green chillies
1 tsp cumin seeds
A pinch of asofetida
1 tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste

Method:

Cut spinach leaves and wash them properly.
Boil the cut spinach for 10 minutes in a very little amount of water.
Allow to cool for sometime.Grind thecooled spinach alongwith the greenchillies
to a fine paste.
This paste must be semiliauid.
Chop onion and tomatoes into small pieces.
Cut the boiled potato into evenly shaped cubes.
Heat oil in a pan.Add the cumin seeds and asofetida.
Add the onions,peas and tomatoes.
Fry for 2-3 mins.Add the potato cubes and allow to cook on medium flame for
5 mins.
Once the onions and tomatoes are cooked, add the spinach-chilli paste to the
above.
Add turmeric powder and salt to taste.
Simmer it for 10 minutes.