Raita

CUCUMBER RAITA:


Ingredients:
1 small cucumber
1tsp cuminseeds
150g or 1cup thick curd or yogurt
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp paprika or red chilli powder
few coriander leaves finely chopped


Method:


Peel the cucumber and cut lengthwise into two halves. Slice each half finely.
Heat a small pan over low heat and dry roast the cumin seeds until they turn a light darker. keep it aside, then crush the cuminseeds.
Beat the yogurt or curds until smooth,stir in the cumin along with the salt.
add cucumber to yogurt and mix well. Put the raita into a serving bowl, then arrange some plain cucumber slice on top and sprinkle the paprika evenly on the sliced cucumber. Garnish with coriander leaves. serve with any dish.


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Cabbage Mint Raita / Elekosu pudina raita

Ingredients:

Cabbage
yogurt - 2tbsps
salt to taste
mint leaves - finely chopped
onion-finely chopped

Method:
Grate the cabbage coarsely and put it into a mixing bowl. Add the finely chopped onions,salt,yogurt and chopped mint leaves. Then mix well.Chill before serving.

RAITA

CUCUMBER RAITA:

Ingredients:
1 small cucumber
1tsp cuminseeds
150g or 1cup thick curd or yogurt
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp paprika or red chilli powder
few coriander leaves finely chopped

Method:

Peel the cucumber and cut lengthwise into two halves. Slice each half finely.
Heat a small pan over low heat and dry roast the cumin seeds until they turn a light darker. keep it aside, then crush the cuminseeds.
Beat the yogurt or curds until smooth,stir in the cumin along with the salt.
add cucumber to yogurt and mix well. Put the raita into a serving bowl, then arrange some plain cucumber slice on top and sprinkle the paprika evenly on the sliced cucumber. Garnish with coriander leaves. serve with any dish.

Cucumber Raita

Ingredients:

Cucumber
cumin seeds - 1tsp
paprika - 1/4tsp
salt to taste
Yogurt/curd - 1 cup


Method:

Peel the cucumber and cut lengthwise into two halves. Slice each half finely. Heat a small pan and dry roast the cumin seeds until they pop. Allow the seeds to cool and crush them. Beat the yogurt and stir in the cumin along with the salt.Add the cucumber to the yogurt, mix thoroughly. Put the raita into a serving dish and Sprinkle the paprika evenly on the sliced cucumber. Cucumber raita is ready to serve.

RADISH RAITA / MOOLANGI RAITA

Ingredients:

Radish - grated - 1 cup
green chillies - finely chopped
coriander leaves- finely chopped
jeera /cumin powder -1tsp
little pepper powder
curd/yogurt - 1 cup
salt - 1/4tsp

Method:

Mix well all the above ingredients. Serve with any meal.

YOGURT RAITA OR CURD RAITA

Mosaru bajji /Raita/pachadi

Ingredients:

onion – 1 small , chopped finely
Tomato – 1 small , chopped to small pieces
Coriander leaves
Mosaru or curd or Yogurt – ½ cup (beaten by adding 2 tb spoon water or laban)
cumin powder 1/2tsp OR jeera (cumin seeds) - 1/2 sp roasted and crushed
Salt

Method:
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Mix all the above ingredients and serve with meals or pulao or any dish. Pachadi or Raita is one of the side dish of any meals.