Red Radish and Spinach Curry

(From Banu's Cookbook)

I had couple of bunches of Red Radish and I wanted to try something else other than my traditional sambhar recipe with this vegetable. So, here is my experimentation of Red Radish and Spinach curry.

Ingredients:

3-4 bunches of Red Radish - Cleaned and sliced into half rounds.
2-3 cups of Spinach - Washed and Chopped
1 Large Red Onion - chopped finely
3-4 Garlic Cloves - Chopped Finely
Turmeric - 1/2 Tsp
Red Chilli Powder - 1-2 Tsp (based on taste)
Cumin (Jeera) Powder - 2 tsp
Coriander (Dhaniya) Powder - 2 tsp
Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp
Jaggery - 1 Tbsp
Salt to Taste
Oil for cooking
Mustard seeds, Cumin Seeds and Hing (Asafoetida) for seasoning.

Method:
1. Wash, clean and slice the red radish in half rounds. Keep it aside.
2. In a pan, heat some oil. Add Mustard seeds. Once the mustard seeds splutter, add the jeera and hing.
3. Add the chopped onion and garlic and saute until the onion browns a bit. Do not overcook the onions. Just a little browning is good enough.
4. Now add the cut radish and saute for a few minutes. I covered the pan with a lid and cooked it for about 4-5 minutes until the radish was half done.
5. Add the masala powders at this point and mix well and saute for a few more minutes.
6. Add the chopped spinach and mix it all well. Add salt and Jaggery at this point.
7. Saute/cook for about 4-5 minutes until the spinach is done and at this point the radish will be cooked too.
8. Serve it hot with chapathi or rice.

Notes:
1. You can use the radish leaves that come with the radish as well. I felt it was too bitter, so I skipped it.
2. The radish itself will have a bite or sharpness to it, so add red chilli powder per taste.
3. You can skip jaggery. I added it because of the Radish sharpness and I thought it will temper the dish a bit.