1: spinach 1/2 kg (cut, wash & boil for 10 minutes) 2: chickpeas 250g (soaked over night with 1/4 tsp baking soda, then washed and boiled till tender) 3: rice 1/2 kg 4: salt 1 tbsp (heaped) 5: garam masala powder 1 tsp 6: green chilli 8 (grinned) 7: ginger & garlic paste 1 tbsp 8: onions 1 large (finely chopped) 9: green chilli 6 10: oil 1/2 cup 11: water 3 & 1/2 cups