Recipe: Perfect Robin's Chana Saag

Robin's Chana Saag.

You can have Robin's Chana Saag using 19 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Robin's Chana Saag

1. You need 2.5 bags (9 oz) of each) spinach (or use mustard greens).
2. Prepare 1 can (16 ounce) of chick peas.
3. Prepare 4 of ripe Roma tomatoes.
4. You need 1 of small red onion chopped.
5. You need 4 of stems green onions.
6. You need 2.5 Tbsp of canola oil (or vegetable oil).
7. It's 4 Tbsp of butter, at room temperature.
8. You need 4 cloves of garlic (minced).
9. You need 1 Tbsp of ginger (minced).
10. Prepare 8-10 of coriander seeds (or 1 tsp of ground coriander).
11. It's 8-10 of fenugreek seeds.
12. You need 1 tsp of cumin seeds.
13. You need 1.5 tsp of ground cumin.
14. Prepare 2 tsp of curry masala (or garam masala).
15. It's 1 tsp of mustard seeds (optional).
16. It's 1 of small red chili (or use 2 drops Aldi's Carolina Reaper paste).
17. It's Half of bunch cilantro.
18. You need 1 tsp of turmeric.
19. You need to taste of Salt,.

Robin's Chana Saag instructions

1. Heat the oil over medium heat. When the oil is hot, add the coriander seed, cumin seed, fenugreek seed, mustard seed (if using), and the red chili..
2. Once the seeds start to spatter (be careful to not let it burn- lower the heat, if needed), add the onions and cook until the onions are translucent (about 5-7 mins on medium heat).
3. Add the garlic and ginger, stir and let cook for about a minute..
4. Add the spinach and cook until the spinach starts to wilt. Add the turmeric, salt, ground cumin, and curry masala (substitute with garam masala, if you don't have the curry masala). Stir well and cook for about 5 minutes..
5. Add the tomatoes, stir and cook for another 5-7 minutes until the tomatoes are soft and release juice..
6. Turn off the heat and let it cool for a few minutes..
7. In the meantime, coat a small pan with some oil and add the chick peas to the pan. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of ground cumin and some salt. Fry the chick peas for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally..
8. While the chickpeas are frying, transfer the spinach-tomato mixture into a blender. Add the butter and blend it until smooth. Add more spicy chili or hot sauce if you like it spicy..
9. Transfer the blended sauce to the pan and heat to warm. Add green onions and cilantro. After the chickpeas are done, transfer the chickpeas to the sauce and stir to mix well. Serve over rice..