Spinach Raita

The spinach raita recipe was just awesome. It came out very well and yummmmmy!!. One of my best friend shared the recipe with me and now I'm sharing it here.


Ingredients:

• Baby Spinach leaves - 1 cup
• Plain yogurt - 1 cup
• Roasted Peanut powder - 1-2 tsp
• Salt & sugar to taste

For Seasoning:

• Oil - 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Urad dal (Black Gram) - 1/4 tsp
• Pinch of Asafoetida / Hing 
• 1 Dry chilli broken into 2-3 pieces

Method:

• Wash and clean the spinach leaves well. I used baby spinach for this recipe - but you can use regular and Chopped finely.
• Steam the chopped spinach in microwave for couple of minutes by adding 1-2 tsp water. Let cool completely.
• In a bowl, beat well yogurt, roasted peanut powder, salt, sugar as to taste.
• Add chopped spinach.
• Heat oil over medium heat. Add mustard seeds and fry for a few seconds.When the seeds start popping, add cumin seeds.
• Add urad dal,  red chili and asafoetida.
•  Take off fire. Cool and add to the yogurt spinach mixture.
• Serve immediately or refrigerate for 15-20 minutes.