Kaapa

This is a green curry that is served in lunch or dinner and is eaten with bread,
pita, roti & boiled rice. This is a dish, which is very sumptuous as well as
nutritious since it is a special preparation of Spinach.

Ingredients(serves 4-5)

• Spinach – 1 Kg
• Curd – 300 gm
• Chilly Powder – 50 gm
• Turmeric Powder – 20 gm
• Hot Spices – 50 gm
• Cumin Seeds – 20 gm
• Asafetida – Pinch
• Butter – 50 gm
• Salt – To taste
• Rice Paste – 20 gm

Preparation

• Wash the spinach and chop it roughly and boil.
• Heat the butter, add cumin seeds and asafetida.
• When seeds crackle, add chilly powder and turmeric powder.
• Fry the spices well.
• Add boiled spinach and cook a little.
• Add beaten curd and required amount of water and thicken with ricepaste. (rice paste can be prepared by soaking the rice in plain water for
  about 3 hrs. and then grinding it in a grinder to form a smooth paste.
• mix enough water so as to make a thick paste.)
  Cook well, add salt and hot spices and serve