One of the easiest way to include veggies in diet is making raita or pachadi.I like to eat raita along with my meal.Raita is a refreshing accompaniment especially for the summer and it makes the body cool,aids digestion.
This spinach raita is extremely delicious,refreshing ,creamy and a wonderful addition to a spicy meal.The use of roasted cumin powder adds a punch and flavor to the raita.Here I used the regular yogurt and it came out creamy and luscious.If you want your raita to be extremely creamy and rich use the greek yogurt.
Spinach Raitha/Spinach Dip with Yogurt
Basic Information Preparation time 10 minutes
Cooking time 3-4 minutes
Cooking time 3-4 minutes
Serves 2-3
Ingredients
Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
Spinach/keerai | 1-1.25 cups(finely chopped) |
Thick Yogurt/thayir | 1-1.25 cups |
Roasted cumin powder/jeerga podi | 1/2 tsp |
Green chilly/pachamilagai | 1 (finely chopped) |
| Red chilly powder/milagai podi | 1/4 tsp |
Salt | to taste |
Oil | 2 tsp |
For the Tempering
Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
Cumin seeds/jeeragam | 1/2 tsp |
Asafoetida/perungayam | a pinch |
Red chilly/varamilagai | 1(broken) |
Method
- Heat a pan with a tsp of oil,add the chopped green chilly and finely chopped spinach.Mix it well and cook it until the spinach wilts,keep it on a low flame for a minute.Put off the flame and let it cool down.
- Take the yogurt in a bowl and add the salt,red chilly powder and roasted cumin powder.Whisk it well till it becomes creamy.
- To the whisked yogurt add the cooled down spinach and mix it well.
- Now in a small pan heat the remaining oil and crackle the cumin seeds,add in the asafoetida and red chilly.Add it to the yogurt mixture and mix it well.
- Serve it as an accompaniment.
Enjoy...........................................
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