🥬 How to Choose, Store & Prepare Greens

Fresh leaves, gentle care, and everyday wisdom for cooking greens well.

🪴 Kitchen Garden & Beyond

🌿 Introduction

Leafy greens are among the most nourishing ingredients in the kitchen — fresh, vibrant, and deeply life-giving.
From quick stir-fries and dal-based dishes to soups and flatbreads, greens bring balance and vitality to everyday meals.
Because they are delicate, greens benefit greatly from proper handling.

This guide focuses on choosing fresh leaves, storing them wisely, and cooking them gently.

“Greens reflect the care they’re given.”

How to Choose, Store & Prepare Greens

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📝 How to Choose Greens

  • Look for bright, perky leaves

  • Avoid yellowing, slime, or strong odor

  • Stems should snap cleanly

  • Choose seasonal greens for best flavor

📝 How to Store Greens

  • Do not wash before storing

  • Wrap loosely in cloth or paper towel

  • Store in the fridge crisper

  • Use within 3–5 days

  • Wash only just before cooking

📝 How to Prepare Greens

  • Wash thoroughly in multiple changes of water

  • Chop just before cooking

  • Cook briefly to preserve color and nutrients

  • Temper with oil, garlic, or spices

  • Pair with lentils, coconut, or yogurt

💬 Soulful Note

Washing greens — leaf by leaf — is a quiet kitchen ritual, grounding and meditative.

📚 Cook’s Wisdom / FAQs

📚Cook's Wisdom:

  • Salt after greens soften

  • Avoid overcooking — bitterness increases

  • Add lemon or tamarind for balance

  • Mix greens with dal for easier digestion

📊 Nutrition (Per 100g — Approx.)

  • Calories 23

  • Protein 2.9g

  • Carbs 3.6g

  • Fat 2.2g

  • Fiber 0.4g

🍃🌶🍃 The Bottom Line

Greens thrive on gentleness.

Treated with care, they bring freshness and quiet strength to every meal.

🧡 Meet the Heart Behind the Spice

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Hi, I’m Maya Shetty — cook, storyteller, and spice lover.

Through Stirred By Spice, I share recipes that warm both the kitchen and the heart — where simple ingredients and warm flavors turn everyday meals into moments of connection.

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