Woste Haak || Red Spinach

This is one of my most favoirite leafy vegetables. In kashmir its famously cooked with eggs but I like the plain version more.

To make this delicious vegetarian dish all you need is simple basic ingredients.

Ingredients:

Red spinach/ woste Haak few bunches 

Mustard oil 5 tbsp 

Garlic cloves 3 sliced 

Green chilly 4 

Red chilly powder 1 tsp 

Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp 

Cumin powder 1/2 tsp 

Salt as per taste

Method :

1. Pluck and Clean the leaves and discard any rotten or insect damaged leaves.

2. Wash in several changes of water and drain in colander.

3. In a big cooking pot. Pour mustard oil. Let it heat. Once fumes start to arise. Add in all the red spinach or woste haak.

4. Add salt and mix well. Continue to cook on high flame.

5. It will start to release water now add all the rest of the ingredients. And continue to cook.

6. Once oil starts to leave on sides. Close the lid and simmer for 5 minutes.

7. After 5 minutes open the lid and stir well with spatula. Crush the stalks if any seen with spatula and cook for more few seconds.

8. Check for seasoning and it's done.

Pairs well with hot steamy rice.

*you can use regular cooking oil instead of mustard oil. But mustard oil makes it more healthy.