Ginger Sauteed Spinach & Bibio

This is a great, simple side dish if you are cooking a meal with spices common in India or Sri Lanka.  I ate this as a side dish to the fish kebabs, which I posted yesterday.  I came up with this because we had an over-abundance of spinach.  I’m not even sure you can find something like this in India but it tastes really good either way!

Music: Bibio - Ambivalence Avenue This is definitely one of my favorite releases of the year.  It’s a wonderful mix of electronic and acoustic music.  The song I posted below is hilarious/fun to try and sing along to.  Try it out.  Sing along while you sautee spinach.  It’ll make your day.

Ingredients:

8 oz Fresh Spinach

2 Tb Sunflower or Peanut Oil

2 Cloves Garlic, diced

1 inch of Fresh Ginger, grated

1/4 tsp of Cumin Seeds

1/4 tsp Chili Powder

1 tsp Garam Masala

Directions:

Heat up Oil in a pan on medium heat.  Add cumin seeds and when they begin to pop add the ginger and garlic.

Sautee for a few minutes until garlic begins to turn golden brown (don’t let it burn!  If it’s burning you have the heat too high, not enough oil, or a combo).  Add spinach.  If the pan isn’t big enough, add spinach a little at a time.  Spinach will begin to shrink almost immediately.

Once you’ve added spinach, begin to add the remaining Spices.  Stirring quite a bit, so the spinach cooks evenly.  Cook spinach until it has wilted.  Should only take about 2 or 3 minutes.  Enjoy!