Overcome Your Cooking Fears

In a previous post, I talked about my fear of cooking Indian food. Thanks to Revived Kitchen’s Flavor Crash Course, I am much more confident cooking Indian food, even without a recipe!! She has an Indian Dinner Formula, which has helped me immensely. I realized that other cuisines can be broken down this way too, so that has gotten me experimenting much more in the kitchen. That is how my Indian lentil soup was born.

I encourage you to try making this recipe and experiment with it. You will get over your fear of cooking new cuisines when you jump in and start making them, even if it seems intimidating at first. Saag is simple to make, so it is a good place to start cooking Indian food. I remember the first time my family and I made it, we made accompanying dishes like tandoori chicken and aloo saag. It was one of the most delicious meals I have ever eaten and it reminded me of my love for Indian cooking.

Saag Nutrients

In a previous post, I talked about my fear of cooking Indian food. Thanks to Revived Kitchen’s Flavor Crash Course, I am much more confident cooking Indian food, even without a recipe!! She has an Indian Dinner Formula, which has helped me immensely. I realized that other cuisines can be broken down this way too, so that has gotten me experimenting much more in the kitchen. That is how my Indian lentil soup was born.

I encourage you to try making this recipe and experiment with it. You will get over your fear of cooking new cuisines when you jump in and start making them, even if it seems intimidating at first. Saag is simple to make, so it is a good place to start cooking Indian food. I remember the first time my family and I made it, we made accompanying dishes like tandoori chicken and aloo saag. It was one of the most delicious meals I have ever eaten and it reminded me of my love for Indian cooking.

Saag or Indian Spinach

Author: Sarah

Ingredients

• 20 oz organic spinach or organic mixed greens like kale and swiss chard.
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• ½ inch ginger, peeled and minced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tsp organic jalapeno pepper, minced
• ½ tsp organic mustard seeds
• Fat of choice, 1-2 tbsp - ghee, butter or lard
• ½ tsp organic ground fenugreek
• ½ tsp organic coriander
• ¼ tsp organic paprika
• ⅛ tsp organic garam masala
• ⅛ tsp organic ground cloves
• Sea salt to taste
• ⅓ cup coconut milk or raw grass fed cream or grass fed yogurt

Instructions

1. Prepare onions, ginger, garlic and jalapeno.
2. Heat up a large skillet with fat (ghee, butter, lard, etc.).
3. Sprinkle in mustard seeds and wait until they begin popping.
4. Add onions and saute until they are translucent.
5. Next, add the ginger, garlic and jalapeno.
6. Saute for about a minute and then add all the spices on top.
7. Mix around until evenly distributed.
8. Put the spinach on top, stir and let it begin wilting.
9. Once the spinach is wilted, add the coconut milk or raw grass fed cream or yogurt.
10. Let simmer until the spinach is completely wilted. Serve with ground beef curry!