Shrimp with Baby Spinach (Pata Chingri) Recipe chayan

• Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tea spoon
• Cumin Powder - 1/2 table spoon
• White Poppy Seed - 2 table spoon (ground them into paste)
• Raw Shrimp Cleaned (medium size ) 1 pound
• Pepper Powder - 1 tea spoon
• 2 Chopped Green Chilli
• Mustard Oil 1-2 table spoon
• Baby Spinach Leaves
• 1/2 red onion grind to paste
• 1/2 table spoon ginger paste
• 1/2 tea spoon garlic paste
• 1/2 table spoon sugar
• salt to taste

1. Peel and clean the shrimps and put them in the nonstick pan you want to cool this dish .
2. If the shrimps are big cut each one into 2 .
3. mix the shrimp with salt and mustard oil .
4. In a separate bowl mix the onion paste, sugar,ginger n garlic paste, cumin, turmeric ,chopped green chili, poppy seed paste .
5. Now pour the mix into the pan containing the shrimp and mix them well.
6. Let this mixture stand for about 30 mins .
7. After 30 mins put the gas on low-medium flame and cover the pan with a lid and let it cook for about 10-15 mins .
8. Occasionally open lid to mix things a little bit .
9. Looks for signs for oil separating from the mix .
10. This is a good indication that things are almost done
11. now add the baby spinach leaves into the mix and cook for another 2-3 mins till the spinach leaves wilt .
12. This goes ideally with white rice .

turmeric, cumin, white, shrimp, pepper, green chilli, spoon, red onion, ginger paste, garlic, sugar, salt

Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/shrimp-baby-spinach-pata-chingri-29849 (may not work)