South Indian Collard Greens and Remember Taiwan


Just a quick easy recipe today, Amma's collard greens, nice and simple and good for you.




Ingredients:
  • Collard greens
  • coconut
  • mustard seeds
  • urad dal
  • chili
  • 1/2 onion
  • salt
Method:
  1. cut spinach and set aside
  2. pop mustard seeds in canola oil with urad dal and chili
  3. add onion and garlic and saute 
  4. then add the collard greens a little salt and coconut to taste
great with rice and dal.

Collard greens are a good source of Protein, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Niacin, Iron and Magnesium, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E (Alpha Tocopherol), Vitamin K, Vitamin B6, Folate, Calcium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Copper and Manganese.

On a final note Kenny of chic eats posted today on the Taiwan typhoon victims, it made me stop and think so I donated to world visions disaster relief fund I love this charity as I have a heart for kids and the red cross is always a good one as well.



Comments

  1. Your collard greens look yummy! I will go check out Kenny's blog.

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  2. I don't remember that I had them before...but hey! Greens never fail me.

    Angie's Recipes

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  3. Easy and healthy one,great with rice...

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  4. the ungourmet: kenny just made a reminder to think of folks over there, hit home to me
    Angie; greens are good for ya lol
    Vrinda: everything is good with rice right lol

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  5. the ungourmet: kenny just made a reminder to think of folks over there, hit home to me
    Angie; greens are good for ya lol
    Vrinda: everything is good with rice right lol

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  6. Looks like a delicious way to eat our greens. With rice...delicious.

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  7. I had forgotten about this recipe-my mom used to make this.Will try it out-thank your MIL for me.

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  8. Collard greens look great, yummy & easy preparation!

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  9. I have never tried collard greens before. It sounds healthy and yummy.

    Rebecca, thanks so much for your help and kindness!

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  10. Nice on the collard green.

    For some reason my google reader didn't update your link. ;-( Looks like I missed some great posts. I need to catch up.

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  11. Cathy: on and we had spinach today lol
    Sweta: will do that lol
    Kenny: no probs
    5 star foodie: was good and easy my MIL is a great cook
    Jenn: nice to have you back, missed ya oh I changed to chow and chatter.com lOL

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  12. This looks absolutely delicious...and a worthy cause, for sure!

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  13. love, love collard greens! I was in the Army the first time I ever had them with ham hocks -- so delicious! Now I can't get enough of them and we grow them in the garden. :)

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  14. Looks good! What a healthy dish!

    By the way, I agree with you about placing children on diets. The best way to help children maintain a healthy weight is to model the way for them as parents.

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  15. Can you believer it. I absolutely love greens yet, I have never had collard greens. I'll have to try this! Thanks for sharing :)

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  16. This looks great, I bet it would be good on all the kale i get in my CSA box too.

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  17. the epicureans market wow form your garden very cool
    velva: well said lol
    collard: its a good way to cook em lol
    Deb: cool maybe I will get some in my CSA also LOL

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