Palak Raita
January 30, 2013
Yogurt with spinach and roasted spices, served with pulao or as a side dish.
Cuisine
Punjabi
Course
Main Course
Serves
3
Method
Quick
Difficulty
Easy
Cook Time
15 minutes
- Cuisine Punjabi
- Course Main Course
- Serves 3
- Method Quick
- Difficulty Easy
- Cook Time 15 minutes
Ingredients
spinach
1 1/4 cup
yogurt
1 cup
cumin seeds
3/4 teaspoon
peppercorns
1/2 teaspoon
black salt
1/4 teaspoon
cooking oil
1 1/2 teaspoon
Instructions
1. Take spinach in a plate and chop 40 percent of it very finely as shown in the picture.
2. Heat a pan on medium to high flame. Dry roast cumin seeds and peppercorns until slightly black in color. Grind both of them in a mortar with the help of a pestle.
3. In the same pan heat oil on low to medium flame and put the remaining spinach and let it fry for just 2 minutes.
4. Beat yogurt in a bowl. Add chopped spinach, fried spinach, grounded spices and black salt to yogurt. Palak raita is ready to serve.
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