Borani Esfenaj | Persian Spinach Yogurt Dip

In autumn and winter that you find spinach easily, it is better to learn more Persian recipes using spinach. There are many Persian recipes requiring spinach like Khoresh Aloo Esfenaj and Nargesi. Borani Esfenaj in Persian style is another delicious and mouthwatering dish that you would go crazy over it.

This Persian style Spinach yogurt dip is made from spinach (Esfenaj) and yogurt. This Borani has many benefits and can be a very healthy side dish or even a very light main dish. Make this dip and enjoy eating it.

The nourishing dip we are going to introduce you is very tasty and the recipe is the easiest you can imagine. It only takes a few minutes to prepare this heavenly taste yogurt and you do not need to be a great chef to make a flavorful borane out of it. let’s get started!

Borani Esfenaj | Persian Spinach Yogurt Dip Recipe

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This Persian style Spinach yogurt dip is made from spinach (Esfenaj) and yogurt. This Borani has many benefits and can be a very healthy side dish or even a very light main dish. Make this dip and enjoy eating it.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Course Side Dish

Cuisine persian

Servings 6 people

Ingredients

  

• 1 kg spinach
• 2 units yogurt (better to be strained or condensed)
• 3 cloves garlic
• salt as much as required
• pepper as much as required
• walnuts as much as required (optional)
• raisins as much as required (optional)

Instructions

 

• Firstly, you need to wash the spinach and let it dry. Then chop it in big pieces. To cook the spinaches, you need only ½ cup of water and that’d be enough. The spinach is cooked properly for your Borani if they turn soft.
• Now you need to wash the garlic cloves and then peel them. Grate the garlic cloves and add them to the cooking spinaches.
• Add salt and pepper and let the spinach becomes condensed. When the juice is absorbed, taste the flavor and add what you think is required for the additives and spices. Then discard the spinach mixture from the heat and put it aside.
• Let the spinach cool and then mix it with yogurt and serve it. Your yummy Borani is ready to be served.
• You can add some raisins and powdered walnut to the Spinach and yogurt dip in case you prefer. It will enhance the flavor, though it all depends on your personal taste. In this way, your Borani is in Tabrizi style.

Know more about Borani!

• If you want to have a better tasting Borani, you should use condensed or strained yogurt.
• You can sprinkle some dried mint, powdered though, and some rose powder.
• You can use barberries for a garnish in serving up your Borani.
• Some people say that eating spinach and yogurt together is wrong as it prevents the iron absorption. It is partially correct. The point is you cannot resist the awesome taste of the mixture.
• Spinach is rich in fiber and helps digestions and defecation.
• Spinach is a perfect source for vitamin A and can improve the eyesight.
• Spinach, as you surely know, is rich in Iron and can cure the anemia.
• Spinach is a fantastic source for magnesium and can reduce the high blood pressure.
• If your skin is not what you want and it is covered with pimples and acnes, spinach can be the best solution for you. Soak a piece of cotton into the spinach juice and rub it against your face.

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