Indian spiced greens

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Barney Desmazery

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Recipe by Barney Desmazery

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1. Heat the oil in a large non-stick pan or wok, sizzle the cumin and mustard seeds for 1 min, then add the chilli, ginger and turmeric. Fry until aromatic, then add the greens, a pinch of salt, a splash of water and the peas.
2. Cover the pan and cook for 4-5 mins until the greens have wilted. Add the lemon juice, ground coriander, half the fresh coriander and half the desiccated coconut, then toss everything together. Pile into a serving dish and scatter with the rest of the coconut and coriander.

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Per serving

117 kcalories, protein 5g, carbohydrate 9g, fat 7 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 5g, salt 0.03 g

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• Gogojojo

  08 May 2008

  Gogojojo commented on this recipe

  Great way to eat cabbage without that "boiled and boring" or "steamed and squeaky" factor.

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• Kathryn

  26 July 2008

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  Fantastic! Even those who claim to hate greens loved it and came back for more. Went really well with spice rubbed lamb chops, chicken marinated in yoghurt and pillau rice.

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• Claire

  19 October 2008

  Claire rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This was very tasty. I tried it the first time with the Kale and peas served with chicken thighs cooked in a think Indian yogurt sauce. It was delicious and me and my boyfriend ate the whole pack of Kale with the meal. Kale has never tasted so interesting. I recently made the recipe with some swiss chard I had left over, which can be quite bitter. But it went so well with this recipe and the sweet coconut was excellent against the bitter leaves. Top recipe for making greens more interesting.

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Ingredients

• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• ½ tsp mustard seeds
• 4 green chillli , finely chopped
• large piece fresh root ginger , grated
• ½ tsp turmeric
• 500g shredded greens, such as kale , Brussels sprouts, or any other
• 100g peas
• juice 1 lemon
• ½ tsp ground coriander
• small bunch coriander , roughly chopped
• 2 tbsp unsweetened desiccated coconut

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Serves 4

Preperation and cooking times

Prep 10 mins

Cook 10 mins

Vegetarian

Good source of vitamin C & folic acid, 2 of 5-a-day

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• ½ tsp mustard seeds
• 4 green chillli , finely chopped
• large piece fresh root ginger , grated
• ½ tsp turmeric
• 500g shredded greens, such as kale , Brussels sprouts, or any other
• 100g peas
• juice 1 lemon
• ½ tsp ground coriander
• small bunch coriander , roughly chopped
• 2 tbsp unsweetened desiccated coconut

Per serving

117 kcalories, protein 5g, carbohydrate 9g, fat 7 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 5g, salt 0.03 g

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