Beetroot Raita or
Chukander ka Raita
Ingredients
• 1 small beetroot, boiled, peeled and diced
• 1/2 cup grated coconut
• 2 cups plain yoghurt
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp. ghee
• 1/2 tsp. mustard seeds
• 1 tsp. black gram or urad/urd/urid dal
• 5-6 curry leaves (meetha neem)
• 2 whole red chillies-broken up into small pieces.
Mix yogurt, coconut, salt, beetroot. Place in a serving bowl. Heat oil in a small pan and
add mustard seeds, curry leaves and gram dal. When seeds splutter, add red chillies. Stir
for a few seconds. Pour over the raita. Serve chilled.
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Boondi Raita
• 1 cup boondi from our store
• 2 cups plain yoghurt
• Salt, black pepper, sugar to taste
• 2 tbsp. cilanto minced
Mix all ingredients and transfer to a in a serving bowl.
Cabbage Raita or Pattar Gobi ka Raita
Ingredients
• 2 cup shredded cabbage parboiled
• 1/2 cup grated coconut
• 2 cups plain yoghurt
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp. ghee
• 1 tsp. mustard seeds
• 5-6 curry leaves (meetha neem)
• 2 whole red chillies-broken up into small pieces.
Mix yogurt, salt, cabbage. Place in a serving bowl. Heat oil in a small pan and add
mustard seeds, curry leaves. When seeds splutter, add red chillies. Stir for a few
seconds. Pour over the raita. Serve chilled.
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Carrot Raita or Gajjar Raita
2 cups plain yogurt or dahi
• 1 cup grated carrots parboiled
• 1 green chilli-finely chopped (optional
• 1/2 tsp. black salt available in our store
• 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 tsp. coarsely ground, roast cumin seeds (dry roast in microwave or in a wok or
frying pan
Mix all ingredients and transfer to a in a serving bowl.
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Baingan Raita or Eggplant Raita
• 1 large Eggplant, baked in the oven till insides are soft and scoop out the meat
and keep aside.
• 1-2 garlic cloves minced
• 1/2 inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and minced
• 1 green chillies minced
• A small bunch of cilantro leaves, minced
• 1 tsp. dry roasted cumin, coarsely ground in a mortar
• 1 small red onion minced
• Salt, blackpepper to taste
• 1 cup yoghurt
6. Add the mix to the yoghurt and fold it in (mix).
7. You can garnish it with a few chopped coriander leave s and a drizzle of olive oil.
8. Serve cool, as a side dish or as a starter, like a dip, with Nan bread or similar.
Mix all ingredients and transfer to a in a serving bowl.
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Cucumber, Tomato and Onion Raita also called
Kheera, Tamatar aur Pyaz ka Raita
• 2 cups plain yogurt
• 1 small red onion, finely minced
• 1 medium tomato - finely minced
• 1/2 cup finely chopped cucumber (kheera or kakri)
• 2 green chillies, finely minced
• 1 tbs. chopped cilantro leaves minced
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 tsp. coarsely ground roast cumin seeds.
• 1/4 tsp. coarsely ground roast cumin seeds for garnish
• 1/4 tsp. red chilli for garnish (optional)
1. To make, mix all ingredients together in a large bowl and transfer to a serving bowl.
2. Garnish with a sprinkle of roast cumin and chopped red chilli.
3. Serve chilled.
Lauki or Zucchini Raita
• 1 cup fresh plain yoghurt
• 1 cup grated fresh zucchini, opo squash or sweet gourd or lauki or ghiya, peeled
and coarsely grated and boiled
• 1 tsp. roasted cumin, coarsely ground
• 1 level tsp salt, adjust to taste
• A large pinch of freshly ground black pepper
• 1 green chilli, thinly sliced
• 1 tbs. chopped mint or cilantro leaves
Mix all ingredients and transfer to a in a serving bowl.
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Garlic or Lasun Raita
• 2 cups plain yogurt
• 5 cloves garlic (less if large cloves), peeled and minced
• 1-2 green chillies minced
• A bunch of cilantro leaves minced
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 tsp. mint
Mix all ingredients and transfer to a in a serving bowl.
Mint and Onion Raita
• 2 cups plain yogurt or dahi
• 2 tbs. fresh mint leaves, washed and finely minced
• 1 small red onion, peeled and finely minced .
• Salt and sugar to taste
• 1/4 tsp. black pepper
Mix all ingredients and transfer to a in a serving bowl.
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