Simple Mom style kadhi.

Palak Kadhi

Winter brings with it cold weather, depressing darkness and lots of laziness! What better in such weather than the comfort of an easy and wholesome meal?! Palak kadhi was one of the popular accompaniments with rice at home when we needed a break from the heavy dal/sambar routine. I always took this dish for granted and the day it sunk into me that I'm getting married, going away and will no longer have access to mom's cooking <sad sigh> , that very day I asked mom to make Palak kadhi and decided I had to learn how to make it. :) In fact this was one of the first few dishes I made in my new home and hubb loves it! Even when I moved in for a year with my roommate, this was the first dish I made. She loved it too and makes it even now! 

 

Palak kadhi is an easy to make, healthy, light and super tasty dish. Have it with some steaming rice with papad and pickle or make a soup  like meal of it! Add plenty of palak(Spinach) for your tasty dose of iron! The best part? Its ready in about 10 minutes! 

What you need : (Serves about 2)

Palak (Spinach) chopped - About 1 cup. Put in as much as you want..More the better/healthier.

Ginger grated - about 1 tsp 

Chopped green chillies(about 1-2 tsp) or 2-3 dry red chillies - more if you like it hot!

Jeera (Cumin seeds) - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric - 1/2 tsp

Hing - a pinch

Curry leaves - 3-4 (optional)

Besan (Gram flour) - 2 tbsp

Yogurt (Curd/Dahi) - 3 to 4 tbsp 

Dhaniya Jeera Powder(Cumin coriander powder) - 1/2 tsp (optional) 

Sugar - 1 tsp

Oil - 1tsp 

Water - 2-3 cups

Salt

What you do :

Mix besan and curd with very little water.

Heat Oil in a pan. When it is hot, add jeera, hing, turmeric, ginger, chillies and curry leaves in the same order.

Add chopped spinach. Saute for some time (about 3-4 mins or till its a little tender).

Then add the besan/curd mixture. Saute for a minute.

Add water. Add less water if you want it thick/soup like. More if you want it to go with rice. 

Add salt, sugar and dhaniya-jeera powder.

Boil for about 4 mins and then simmer on low heat for a minute or two.

Serve hot hot hot! :)