Popeye may have gained all that brawn from Spinach. What’s your ‘Spinach’ story?


A rich source of Vitamin A, Spinach, is nutritive, and ‘high’ on antioxidants, especially when it’s fresh, steamed, or boiled in a jiffy. Like other green leafy veggies, it’s also rich in iron!

Popular in cuisines around the world, this plant is also used in the making of ethnic Kodava fare such as the Toppu (Spinach) Curry.

So What?! The ‘Equation’… Finally!

1)100 [gm] of Chopped Onion
2)2 Green Chillies
3)500 [gm] Chopped Spinach
4)5 [gm] – Salt
5)10 [ml] – Oil

Ingredients of the TOPPU (Spinach) CURRY

The Toppu Curry ‘Top Secret’ (Serves 4)

1)Heat a spoon full of oil, and add a handful of chopped onion to the same.
2)Stir the mixture and cook on a gentle flame for 3 minutes flat.
3)Add two handfuls of cut spinach, one chopped green chilli, and two pinches of salt.
4)Stir and cook on a gentle flame till the spinach is cooked.
5)And Serve Hot!:)

Spinach, Kodava Style!

They say big things come in small packages. Well at Kabini, the ordinary does turn extraordinary, sometimes!

Ever tickled your taste buds with Spinach served Kodava style?

We’d like to know!

Deepti Michelle John

Deepti, based out of Bangalore, works as Assistant Manager (Marketing) at Orange County Resorts. Possessing Master’s degrees in Psychology and Media and Communications from the London School of Economics, she enjoys spirituality, music, nature, and children.