Spinach Raita

Saute chopped garlic with olive oil & add spinach leaves after garlic is lightly browned. Saute spinach at high heat without adding salt - this way there will be no water released. After spinach is totally cooled down, add to lightly beaten yogurt. Add salt to taste - remember that spinach has some natural salt in it. Chop ginger into thin slices. Heat olive oil & add mustard seeds. Add ginger couple seconds later & add a whole sliced green chilli or two. When the mustard seeds pop & the ginger is lightly browned at the edges (you can go darker if you prefer), add the tempering to the spinach/yogurt mix. Stir lightly before serving.

This is a very simple & healthy way of dealing with leftover spinach leaves.

- I created this recipe & let my imagination fly based on flavors i could taste in my mouth. It turned out to be one of the best experiments & the raita tasted delicious! Yummm...i can still taste this in my mouth :-)