What is life without greens? I love and live greens. Green is also my favorite color. Well here I’m talking about eating greens and not green color. My mom regularly cooked many varieties of greens when we were growing up. Amaranth, fenugreek, malabar spinach, brahmi/pennywort etc. After moving to LA I was fascinated by the variety of greens available in the stores. Sometimes I feel like a kid in a candy store confused as to what kind of greens to buy. Chard, watercress, arugula (most favorite) the list is endless. 

On some days I crave greens so i make them for lunch It is very simple and highly nutritious too. I always buy organic greens. These days organic produce is affordable as compared to about 15 years back when organic produce started being available. I use a bamboo steamer and line the bottom with banana leaf and place the greens on top of the leaf and steam. I use nutritional yeast in place of cheese as it is rich in Vitamin B 12 and is beneficial to vegetarians and vegans who can’t get enough of this vitamin from plant sources.