PALAK POORI AND BOONDHI RAITA

in , , on Wednesday, February 15, 2012

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This is also a recipe I learnt from my friend Sangeeta....Enjoy the recipe  :)  !!!

 

Ingredients:

Palak/Spinach(stem removed and chopped) 1 cup tightly packed
wheat flour 1 1/2 cups
Green chilies 4-5 nos.
Oman/ajwain 1 tsp
Salt&water As needed

METHOD:

  1. Saute the palak leaves,little till the reduce in volume(say for a minute or two).
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  2. Cool down and grind it with green chillies and water till smooth.
  3. Take the flour and add salt,ajwain to it and this ground spinach and make to a smooth dough,as we make for pooris.(Add water little as needed).
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  4. Make small balls and roll into pooris as we do for the ordinary pooris.
  5. Deep fry in hot oil.(Keep in Medium flame)
  6. Serve with Boondhi raita!
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Boondhi Raita:

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Ingredients:

Kara boondhi(I used Haldiram's) 1/2 cup
Curd 1/2 cup
Asafetida 1/4 tsp
Red chilli powder 1/4 tsp
coriander leaves for garnishing
Mustard (optional) for tempering
Oil(optional) for tempering
salt & water as needed

Method:

  1. Soak the boondhis in hot water for 15 minutes.(till the boondhis blow up..I.e.. till they are soft)
  2. Mix salt,asafetida in curd,temper if desired.
  3. Mix the soaked boondhis gently in the curd.Now its ready! Is it not cool! But tastes like heaven!

Boondi-raita

 

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