Recipe for Palak Raita
Ingredients
- Spinach 2 medium bundles
- Spring onions 2 stalks
- Garlic 3-4 cloves
- Green chillies 2
- Cumin seeds 2 tsp
- Skimmed milk yogurt 2 cups
- Black salt to taste
- Red chilli powder 1 tsp
- Oil ½ tsp
- Salt ¼ tsp
Cooking Directions
Clean, wash and chop spinach leaves.
Clean, trim and chop spring onions with the greens.
Peel, wash and finely chop garlic.
Remove stems, wash, deseed and finely chop green chillies.
Dry roast cumin seeds on a hot griddle plate (tawa) and grind to a fine powder.
Whisk skimmed milk yogurt and black salt, roasted cumin powder and red chilli powder.
Mix well and chill in the refrigerator.
Heat oil in a non-stick pan, add garlic and green chillies and stir-fry briefly.
Add spinach and spring onion along with its greens and saute over high heat for three to four minutes.
Stirring continuously.
Season with salt and mix well.
Continue to cook on high heat till spinach is almost dry.
Remove from heat and cool.
Mix with seasoned yogurt just before serving.
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