Spinach Onion Raita/Dip
About:
My family is certainly familiar–and very fond of–spinach dip. This dip has a tiny kick of heat from the red chilli powder, and the pinch of ground cumin/fennel really livens everything up, balancing out the tangy Greek yogurt perfectly. Together with heaps of red pepper and, of course, all that spinach, the flavours are amazing.
This healthy spinach dip is , and has plenty of Greek yogurt to transform them into a creamy, protein-packed dip that’s perfect for smothering with breads/parathas/rice dishes
Serves: 2-3
Cooking time: 3-5 minutes
Ingredients:
• Spinach-1 cup
• Finely chopped onion- 1 medium
• Low fat Greek yogurt-1 cup
• Oil- 2tsp
• Mustard seeds-1tsp
• Roasted fennel powder/ cumin powder- 1/2tsp
• Red chilli powder-1/4tsp
• Pepper powder-as per taste (optional)
• Salt- as per taste
Method:
• Wash and finely chop the spinach leaves.
• Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds, as it splutters add onion, spinach and saute for a minute or two.
• Turn off the flame and allow it to cool completely.
• In a bowl whisk yogurt, chilli powder, pepper powder, fennel powder and salt.
• To this stir in sauted Onion and Spinach
For more enhanced flavour refrigerate for an hour
Serve chiiled with:
Note:
• Use either fresh or frozen spinach.
• Spices can be used according to personal preferences and taste.
Posted on June 6, 2014, in Dips, Indian and tagged Bachelor recipes, drchdietfood, Indian dips, Raita, Rice accompaniments, spinach. Bookmark the permalink. 9 Comments.
I love dip & this looks like a great recipe for something different 🙂
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Thank you… It is a perfect combination for flavoured rice/bulgur/broken wheat dishes
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Hi Chitra,
Thank you for the recipe for spinach n onion raita. Just tried it and is awesome.
Cheers,
Naseem
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Thanks Naseem. If you are looking any particular dip let me know will try making the healthier version..Thanks again for your feedback
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Hi Chitra, I’ve been invited to join the “My Writing Process” blog tour and have accepted for June 9th, 2014. This tour rolls out across three new bloggers’ sites each week. So, I can invite three writers to carry the tour forward. It would require you to answer a few questions and generate a post. Your date would be June 16, 2014. Please let me know if you’re interested and can participate for June 16th. If yes, then in my June 9th post, I will mention your blog! Can you let me know if you would like to participate?– Aiswarya.
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Thanks Aiswarya….I will participate
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ok, i will mention your blog in my post tomorrow. And you can see the questions there for you to answer and pass on the tour…
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Thanks Aiswarya for your response. I took more time to publish the Liebster award and finally will be doing it today…thanks for your nomination to that award.
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