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Palak Raita Recipe
Course:
Accompaniment
Cuisine:
Indian
Prep Time:
5
minutes
minutes
Cook Time:
10
minutes
minutes
Total Time:
15
minutes
minutes
Servings:
4
people
Calories:
154
kcal
Author:
Neha Mathur
It is a simple accompaniment to almost any Indian meal. It is flavorful and light on the palette.
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Ingredients
500
g
Fresh curd / Yogurt
1
tablespoon
Oil
½
teaspoon
Cumin seeds
2
cups
Spinach / Palak
Chopped
1
teaspoon
Green chilli
Finely chopped
½
teaspoon
Roasted cumin powder
½
teaspoon
Black salt
Salt
To taste
For Tempering
1
tablespoon
Vegetable Oil
½
teaspoon
Cumin Seeds
½
teaspoon
Mustard Seeds
2-3
Dry Red Chillies
10-15
Curry Leaves
Instructions
Whisk fresh curd until smooth and keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan.
Once the oil is hot, add cumin seeds and let them crackle for a few seconds.
Add spinach and green chilli and cover and cook for 5-6 minutes until spinach is softened.
Remove the pan from heat and let the spinach cool.
Add cooked spinach, cumin powder, black salt and salt in the whisked curd and mix well.
For Tempering
Heat oil in a pan.
Once the oil is hot, add cumin seeds, mustard seeds, dry red chillies and curry leaves and let them crackle for a few seconds.
Pour the tempering over the raita.
Serve the raita chilled with any Indian style meal.
Notes
You can puree the spinach before adding it in raita.
Nutrition
Calories:
154
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
9
g
|
Protein:
5
g
|
Fat:
11
g
|
Saturated Fat:
5
g
|
Cholesterol:
16
mg
|
Sodium:
371
mg
|
Potassium:
349
mg
|
Sugar:
7
g
|
Vitamin A:
1840
IU
|
Vitamin C:
87.5
mg
|
Calcium:
180
mg
|
Iron:
1.2
mg