Spinach Egg-A Combination of Health and Taste

Spinach Egg-A Combination of Health and Taste

Prep Time- 10 mins | Cook Time-20 mins | Total Time-30 mins

This recipe is a blended combination of taste and health. When one is bored with the regular egg curry or egg bhurji or omelette, one can try this healthy recipe of egg rich in nutrients and taste.This can be prepared quickly with all common ingredients generally available in our home.

High level nutrient content of one leaf of spinach:

0.2 gm of Proteins

0.3 gm Carbs

0.1 gm Fats 

0.3 gm Fiber

High level nutrient content of one boiled Egg:

6.7 gm Proteins

1.0 gm Carbs

6.7 gm Fats

0.0 gm Fibre

Ingredients:-

Spinach(Palak)- 150 Grams 

Egg- 3 Eggs

Olive Oil/Soyabean Oil- 1.5 tablespoon

Onions- 1 Medium Size chopped

Capsicum- 1/2 capsicum (medium Size) chopped

Tomato- 1 small tomato chopped

Garlic- 4 big Cloves graded

Ginger- 0.25 cup graded

Green Chilies- 2 medium green chilies chopped to small pieces

Black Pepper- 2 Teaspoon

Salt- As per taste(2 teaspoon here)

Turmeric-1 teaspoon

Oregano- 1 teaspoon

Preparations:

Step 1:

Chop the spinach leaves and wash them nicely in water.

Step 2:

Boil three eggs such that they are medium boiled. After boiling peel off the eggs and cut each egg into 6 pieces.

Step 3:

Add  1.5 tablespoon of Olive oil or Soyabean Oil in a pan,add turmeric and then add the chopped green chilies, graded garlic and ginger and saute it.

Step 4:

Add the onions and fry them in medium flame till the onions turn in to slight golden brown, now add the capsicum and fry the capsicum for 2 minutes, add the tomato and again fry for 2 minutes. Cover the pan and let the vegetables cook for 2 mins on medium flame.

Step 5:

Add the spinach leaves and fry them till they are tender, cover the mixture and let it cook for 4 mins to 5 mins, At this stage the spinach leaves will release some amount of water.

Step 6:

Uncover the mixture and cook for a minute, till the excess water release by spinach leaves dry, now add salt as per taste, and mix all of them together.

Step 7:

Add the boiled eggs and mix it with the mixture, add a bit of salt if required, then add black pepper  and mix well, cover the mixture and leave for 1 min so that the taste of different ingredients blend together, after one minute season the preparation with Oregano  and here a tasty healthy dish is ready to serve.

Serve it with Brown Rice/white Rice or Roti/Paratha.

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