Palak Raita Recipe (Spinach Yogurt Salad)

Name: Palak Raita Recipe (Spinach Yogurt Salad)
Prep time: 135 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups Curd (Dahi / Yogurt); 2 cups Spinach Leaves (Palak) finely chopped; 1/4 teaspoon Red Chilli powder; 1/2 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera) roasted; 1/2 teaspoon Sugar optional; 1/2 teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns coarsely pounded; null Salt to taste; 1/2 teaspoon Oil; 1/4 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu); 1/2 teaspoon White Urad Dal (Split); 1 sprig Curry leaves

Archana Doshi

December 13, 2017

22276 Ratings

Palak Raita Recipe (Spinach Yogurt Salad)

Time:Prep: 2h 15m|Cook: 15 M|Total: 2h 30min

Makes:4 Servings

Meal:Side Dish

Cuisine:Indian

Palak Raita is a refreshing vitamin, mineral and protein-packed yogurt dip made from fresh spinach and yogurt, tempered with cumin. This is one of my family favourites and we love to serve the Palak Raita, as a salad or along with Parathas or as a side dish along with a main course meal.

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Did you know: Spinach is one the many green leafy vegetables that have been recommended by nutritionist over the years to avoid the risk of developing diabetes. Know more

If you like this recipe, you can also try other Raita recipes such as

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Ingredients

Ingredients for Seasoning (Alternative Flavor)

2 cups Curd (Dahi / Yogurt)

2 cups Spinach Leaves (Palak), finely chopped

1/4 teaspoon Red Chilli powder

1/2 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera), roasted

1/2 teaspoon Sugar, optional

1/2 teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns, coarsely pounded

Salt, to taste

1/2 teaspoon Oil

1/4 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)

1/2 teaspoon White Urad Dal (Split)

1 sprig Curry leaves

Instructions for Palak Raita Recipe (Spinach Yogurt Salad)

To begin making the Spinach Raita (Pachadi), heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan; add the cumin seeds and allow it to crackle. Add chopped spinach and sauté on high heat until tender and most of the water is evaporated.

Set aside and allow the spinach to cool completely.

Whisk together the yogurt, cumin powder, red chilli powder, black pepper and salt. Fold in the cooled spinach mixture into the whisked yogurt. Transfer to a serving dish and refrigerate for 2 hours before serving.

The final step is the make the seasoning, you can use either one of the ingredients in the seasonings mentioned.

Heat oil in a tadka pan; add the seasoning ingredients and allow it to roast and crackle. Once it roasts and crackles, turn off the heat.

Pour the seasoning onto the Palak Raita serve it with Parathas or as a side dish along with your main course meal.