Spinach Cooked with Onions

Name: Spinach Cooked with Onions (Mughlai saag)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 kg/2 lb 4 oz spinach, washed and trimmed; 110 g/4 oz onions, peeled; 4 tablespoons ghee, or vegetable oil; ½–1 fresh, hot green chilli, finely chopped; ½ teaspoon sugar; 1 teaspoon peeled and very finely grated fresh ginger; about 1 teaspoon salt; 125 ml/4 fl oz water; ¼ teaspoon Garam masala

Mughlai saag

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Madhur Jaffrey's Indian Cookery

By Madhur Jaffrey

Published 2023

About

I frequently serve this spinach with Chicken with cream and Spiced basmati rice.

Ingredients

1 kg/2 lb 4 oz spinach, washed and trimmed
110

Asia
India
Side dish
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Cut the spinach across into 1cm/½ inch wide strips. Now chop the onions finely.
Heat the ghee or oil in a fairly large pot over a medium-high flame. When hot, put in the onions. Stir and fry for 3 minutes. Now put in the chopped spinach, green chilli, ginger, salt and sugar. Stir and cook the spinach for 5 minutes.
Pour in the measured water and bring