Bathue ka Saag

Ingredients 

• 2 cups bathua, washed and chopped
• 2 tablespoons cumin seeds
• 1 1/2 cups yogurt
• Salt to taste
• 2 teaspoons red chilli powder

Method

1. Heat a non-stick pan, add bathua leaves and sufficient water and once the mixture comes to a boil cook for 2-3 minutes.
2. Meanwhile heat another non-stick pan, add cumin seeds and dry roast till fragrant.
3. Transfer into a mortar and pound with a pestle to a coarse powder.
4. Take the yogurt in a bowl and add most of the cumin powder. Add salt and red chilli powder.
5. Switch off the heat and drain bathua leaves in a strainer and press with a ladle to squeeze our excess water.
6. Add cooked bathua leaves to the yogurt mixture and mix well.
7. Transfer into a serving bowl, sprinkle remaining crushed cumin seeds and serve immediately with bajra roti or whole wheat flour roti.