Spinach Raita-Palak ka raita

September 16, 2011 by PadhuSankar 23 Comments

Raita is a very simple, tasty Indian salad made with yoghurt and seasoned with herbs and spices. It is prepared by mixing vegetables or fruits with beaten curd and requires no expertise. Its cooling properties make it a perfect accompaniment with spicy dishes. Today let us learn how to prepare palak ka raita using our easy palak raita/spinach pachadi recipe.

Spinach Raita-Palak ka raita

Prep Time : 10 mins

Cook Time : 10 mins
Serves: 2
Recipe Category: Side Dish
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar

Ingredients needed

   Spinach tightly packed – 2 cups
   Plain yoghurt/curd -1 cup
   Salt to taste

For Seasoning

   Oil – 2 tsp
   Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
   Green chilli – 1 finely chopped
   Onion – 1 finely chopped

For Garnishing

Roasted cumin powder – 1 tsp

Method

Remove the thick stem of spinach and discard it. Use the leaves alone. Wash the leaves and chop it finely.

Heat oil, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add finely chopped onions and green chilli.

Sauté for a few minutes, then add spinach leaves and cook till it wilts which takes only a few minutes. Leave it to cool.

Whisk curd and add to the above. Add salt needed and mix it well.

Garnish with roasted cumin powder and serve chilled with any pulao or biryani.

For roasted cumin powder – Dry roast cumin seeds in a pan on medium heat. Once you get a nice aroma of roasted cumin seeds, switch off the heat. Let it cool completely. Then powder it finely.

More Spinach/Palak recipes

Aloo Palak

Dal Palak

Palak Paneer

Spinach Paratha (palak paratha)

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