Palak Kadhi

Palak Kadhi

Palak Kadhi or Spinach Kadhi is basically curd, besan and spinach preparation which goes very well with rice or roti. Everyone make simple kadhi in their home but how about adding spinach in you kadhi give nice twist and flavor to everyday kadhi!! It is packed with lots of iron and vitamins because of spinach. Those kids or adults, who don’t like spinach, give them this palak kadhi and rice. I am sure they will lie this and they will get enough nutrition. So let’s see how to make it.

Enjoy, everyone!

Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

20 mins

• Spinach – about 40 large leaves
• Green chilies – 4-5, chopped roughly
• Sour yogurt – 1 cup
• Besan (Bengal gram flour) – 2 tablespoons
• Turmeric powder – ⅛ teaspoon
• Salt – to taste
• Water – 2 cups
• Oil – 1 ½ tablespoon
• Mustard seeds – 1 teaspoon
• Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon
• Dried red chilies – 3-4, broken
• Onion – 1 small, chopped finely
• Ginger paste – 1 teaspoon



Palak Kadhi

• Spinach leaves – 2, chopped in strips for garnishing

Instructions

1. Take half of spinach leaves and green chilies in blender with little water and grind it into smooth paste.
2. Take yogurt, besan, turmeric powder, salt, water and pureed spinach in a bowl. Whisk well and make lump free batter.
3. Heat the oil in a pan on medium heat. Once hot add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and dried red chilies. Let them sizzle. Then add chopped onions and ginger paste. Mix well.
4. Cook them till onions get soft and cooked. We don’t want to brown them. Then add yogurt mixture and stir continuously. Let it come to a boil then cook for 4-5 minutes or till kadhi gets thicken.
5. Meanwhile chop remaining spinach leaves and add them to kadhi. Mix well and cook for another two minutes.
6. Turn off the stove. And serve hot.

Additional Info

- Make sure your yogurt is sour. - You have to stir continuously otherwise yogurt will get separated.