What to cook with spinach

Spinach collapses to nothing, so buy more than looks sensible. Half a kilo becomes about two cups cooked.

The colour is the whole problem. Blanch it for two minutes, drop it straight into cold water, and blend it coarsely. Then cook the finished dish for six minutes at most, because long cooking turns bright green into army green.

Worth knowing: Squeeze it dry before it goes anywhere near a filling. Wet spinach ruins parathas and pastry alike.