Raita with Tempering/ Mix Veg Raita

I learnt this recipe from my friend Anubha. With tempering, the curd can be eaten in cold weather as well.

Ingredients:

• Onion: 1/2 (chopped finely)
• Tomato: 1/2 (chopped finely)
• Cucumber: 1/4 (chopped finely)
• Beaten Curd: 1 cup
• Salt: to taste
• For Tempering:
• Oil: 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds: 1 tsp
• Green chilli: 1
• Curry leaves: a few
• Red chilli pwd: to taste

Method:

• In a bowl, add curd.
• Add chopped onions, tomatoes, cucumber and salt.
• Tempering:
• Heat oil in pan.
• Add mustard seeds. Let them splutter.
• Add green chilli, curry leaves and red chilli pwd.
• Cook for a min. Turn off the flame.
• Add this tempering in the curd.
• Ready to serve with chapati/ parantha and vegetable.

Coriander and Boondi Raita

Ingredients:

• Curd: 1 cup (beated)
• Boondi: 1/4-1/2 cup
• Fresh coriander leaves: finely chopped
• Salt: to taste
• Sugar: to taste
• Roasted Cumin Pwd: 1 tsp
• Balck pepper pwd: to taste

Method: 

1. Mix all the above ingredients and serve with parantha and any vegetable curry.

Fruit Raita

Ingredients:

• Apple: 1 (chopped)
• Curd: 1 bowl (beated)
• Sugar: 1-2 tsp
• Banana: 1 (chopped)
• Grapes: 5-6 pieces (chopped)
• Orange slices: 2-3 (peeled)

Method:

1. Mix all the above ingredients and Serve. 

PS:

You can add any other fruit of your choice.

Mint and Cucumber Raita

Health benefits:

Mint Leaves eliminate toxins from our body. Mint helps to cure stomach problems such as indigestion, heartburn. Also, mint is rich in Vitamin A and C.

Cucumber: has antioxidant and anti- inflammatory properties. It is rich in Vitamin K

Yogurt: boosts immune system. Probiotic yogurt tends to lower cholesterol. Yogurts being calcium rich, also boosts the burning of fats after meals.

Ingredients:

• Mint leaves: 1/4 cup 
• Cucumber: 1/2 
• Yogurt: 1 cup 
• Salt: to taste
• Roasted cumin pwd: 1 tsp
• Red chilli pwd: to taste

Method:

1. Wash and Grind mint leaves with a very little water to form puree.
2. Wash and grate cucumber.
3. Beat yogurt well.
4. Add grated cucumber, mint puree, salt, roasted cumin pwd and red chilli pwd.
5. Mix well.
6. Ready to serve with parantha/ chapati and any vegetable.

Pyaz Tamatar ka Raita

Ingredients:

• Onion: 1/2 (chopped finely)
• Tomato: 1 (chopped finely)
• Beaten Curd: 1 cup
• Salt: to taste
• Black Pepper pwd: to taste
• Oregano (optional)

Method:

• Mix all the ingredients and serve with chapati/ parantha and vegetable.

Spinach Raita

Ingredients:

• Spinach leaves
• Yogurt
• Salt
• Black Pepper pwd

Method:

1. Blanch Spinach.
2. Beat yogurt.
3. Add spinach in yogurt, salt and black pepper pwd.
4. Mix well and Serve.

Boondi ka Raita

Ingredients:

• Curd: 1 cup (beated)
• Boondi: 1/4-1/2 cup
• Salt: to taste
• Sugar: to taste
• Roasted Cumin Pwd: 1 tsp
• Balck pepper pwd: to taste

Method: 

1. Mix all the above ingredients and serve with parantha and any vegetable curry.

Cucumber Raita

Ingredients:

• Cucumber: 1/2 (grated)
• Curd: 1 bowl (beated)
• Sugar: 1/2 -1 tsp
• Salt: to taste
• Black pepper pwd: 1/2 tsp
• Roasted cumin pwd: 1 tsp

Method:

1. Mix all the above ingredients and Serve.