Spinach Gunpowder

Spinach Gunpowder Recipe:

By now everyone knows that greens are good for you.You also probably know that spinach tops the chart when it comes to nutrients.The real greens revolution is taking place in home ovens across the world.




Prep Time: 2mins
Cooking Time: 15 mins
Type:easy

Ingredients:

Spinach/Palak - 80g(rinsed and dried)
Coriander(dhania) seeds - 1 cup
Zeera - 1/3 cup
Channa dal - 1/2 cup
Urad dal - 1/2 cup
Peppercorns - 1 tbsp
Dried red chilly - 7 to 10 
Methi seeds - 1/2 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tbsp
Tamarind (small lemon size)
Olive oil - 1tbsp
Oil - 1tbsp
Salt to taste
Garlic pods - 3

Method:

Baking Spinach:

1. Preheat oven(fan) to 200deg.

2. Place spinach in a large bowl.Add a few drops of olive oil and mix with your hands until each leaf is lightly coated in oil.Be careful not to use too much oil or the spinach will not crisp up in the oven.

3. Arrange the spinach in a single layer(don't  let them overlap) on a baking tray lined with parchment paper or lightly oil nonstick foil.

4. Bake for 8 minutes. Watch them carefully after the 8 minute mark if they are not done then bake for 1 more minute.
5. Let it sit on the baking sheet for 2-3mins. Remove from the baking sheet and rest for 10 mins and place these baked spinach into food processor or grind it into fine powder and keep it aside.

Gunpowder :

1. Roast all the dry ingredients individually with very little oil until the raw smell leaves(dhania, urad dal, channa dal, methi seeds, zeera, pepper, mustard, chillies,tamarind) except garlic and keep it aside .Let it completely cool down.

2. Now grind the above roasted ingredients with garlic,slat into a coarse powder.
3. Now gunpowder is ready and keep it aside.

Spinach Gunpowder:

1. Now mix well in the above baked spinach powder with the gunpowder .
2. Spinach gunpowder is ready to eat.Goes well with idly,dosa,steamed rice with ghee.

Tips:

• Be careful while baking spinach,try not to burn them.Also careful while roasting the dal don't burn them it could spoil the flavour.