Ingredients:
1¼-1½ poundsfresh mustard greens (before trimming), or 1½ ten-ounce packets frozen chopped mustard greens
1 poundfresh spinach greens (before trimming), or 1 ten-ounce packet frozen leaf spinach, stems trimmed
¼ poundsfresh fenugreek leaves or 3 tablespoons dry fenugreek leaves (kasoori methi)
¼ cupscorn flour or cornmeal (preferably yellow)
2 hot green chilies, chopped
½ teaspoonsasafetida, or ½ cup minced onion
2½ cupswater
1 medium-size sweet green pepper, seeded and chopped
2 teaspoonscornstarch dissolved in 2 tablespoons water
1¼ teaspoonscoarse salt, or to taste
4-6 tablespoonsusli ghee or sweet butter
¼ cupsshredded or sliced fresh ginger
2-4 tablespoonsthickly sliced garlic
Directions:
Snip the stems off the tender leaves of both the mustard and spinach greens. For more mature spinach leaves, fold the leaf vertically along the stem and with one hand pull away the stem, including the portion attached to the leaf’s underside.
Rinse the mustard, spinach, and fenugreek in several changes of water until all the sand has been washed away. Chop the greens coarsely.
Put the corn flour, chilies, asafetida, and 2 ½ cups water in a deep pot and bring to a boil. Add the chopped greens, or, if you are using frozen and dried greens, add them now. Add the green pepper and cook, stirring, until the greens have wilted and the liquid comes to a boil. lower the heat and cook at a low simmer, covered, for 1 hour, or until the greens are thoroughly cooked. When the greens are slightly cool, puree them in batches, using a blender or food processor, until smooth and creamy.
Return the puree to the same pot, add the cornstarch mixture, and cook over low heat until thickened and smooth (6-10 minutes). Add salt to taste, and keep the puree on a low simmer while you make the spice-perfumed butter.
Heat the ghee or butter in a small frying pan until hot. Reduce the heat to medium-low and add the ginger and garlic and let cook, sizzling, for 3 minutes or until the seasonings begin to brown. Turn off the heat.
Transfer the puree to a large shallow serving dish and gently pour the butte with the ginger and garlic over it. Stir it just a few times to lace the puree with butter in streaks.