Mix Vegetables Raita

Ingredients:

• Curd – 100 gms.
• Fresh malai or cream – 2 tbsp.
• Salt – ¼ tsp
• Red chili powder / Black pepper powder– ¼ tsp.
• Roasted jeera powder – ¼ tsp.
• Tomato – 1 small
• Cucumber – ½ small
• Boiled potato – ½ small
• Boiled peas – 1 tbsp.
• Green coriander leaves (finally chopped) – 1 tbsp.
• Green chili – 1 chopped

Method:

Chop all vegetables in small and square pieces. Beat the curd and mix malai or cream and make it of pouring consistency. Now mix salt, pepper, boiled peas (Matar) and all chopped vegetables and garnish with coriander leaves. Chill and serve cold.

Useful Tips:
You can put ½ small finally chopped onion in raita also.

Potatoes (Aloo) Raita

Ingredients:

• Potatoes – 100 gms.
• Water – 50 ml.
• Curd – 100 gms.
• Salt – ¼ tsp.
• Black Pepper – a dash.
• Roasted cumin seed powder – ¼ tsp.
• Coriander leaves (finally chopped) – 1 tbsp.

Method:
Boil and dice potatoes and proceed as in Bottle guard / Ghia raita.

Cucumber Raita

Ingredients:

• Curd – 100gms.
• Salt – ¼ tsp.
• Black Pepper powder or red chili powder - a dash
• Roasted cumin seeds – ¼ tsp.
• Coriander leaves finally chopped – 1 tbsp.
• Cucumber – 1 small (100 gms.)

Method:

Peel and grate cucumber. Beat the curd and make it of pouring consistency. Now mix grated cucumber, salt and pepper and garnish with chopped coriander leaves and roasted cumin seeds. Chill and serve cold.

Bottle Guard/Ghia/Loki Raita

Ingredients:

• Bottle guard / Ghia – 100gms.
• Water – 1 tbsp.
• Curd – 100gms.
• Salt – ¼ tsp.
• Black Pepper – a dash.
• Roasted cumin seed powder – ¼ tsp.
• Coriander leaves (finally chopped) – 1 tbsp.

Method:

Grate the ghia and boil in 1 tbsp of water till soft on slow fire. Cool and squeeze tightly. Beat the curd and make it of pouring consistency. Now mix ghia in curd with salt and black pepper and garnish with chopped coriander leaves and roasted cumin seeds powder. Chill and serve cold.

Useful Tips:
You can use red chili powder instead of black pepper powder.

Boondi Raita

Ingredients:

How to prepare Boondi:

• Besan/ Bengal gram flour – 50 gms.
• Water – 5 tbsp.
• Salt -1/4 tsp.
• Oil for deep frying.
• Water for soaking – 1 cup.

Method:

Prepare a medium thick batter with besan, salt and water. Beat well and make it light and creamy. Heat oil in a skillet. Drop the batter through a perforated spoon into the hot oil as fine boondi. Fry till light golden and crispy. Now soak in one cup luke warm water for 10 minutes, squeeze it lightly and now it is ready to use in raita.

Boondi Raita:

Ingredients:

• Curd – 200 gms.
• Cream or Malai – 4 tbsp.
• Salt - ½ tsp or as required.
• Black Pepper – a dash.
• Roasted Cumin powder – ½ tsp.
• Red chili powder – ¼ tsp.
• Coriander leaves – finally chopped few spring for garnishing.

Method:

Beat the curd and make it of pouring consistency. Mix malai or cream, salt and squeezed boondi. Put it in a bowl and garnish it with roasted zeera, red chili powder and chopped green coriander leaves. Chill, serve cold.

Useful Tips:

• You can use one tsp. sugar for different taste.
• You can use ready made boondi also.

Raitas are a pleasing and complementary accompaniment both in hot summer and winter.They are made by combing fruits, fresh vegetables, nuts, Besan boondi with curd and seasoning. It's texture should be soft, creamy and thick. Now I am sharing some delicious ratias with you which are most popular in my family and appreciated by both my elders and my sweet daughters always.

Pineapple Raita

Ingredients:

• Curd – 100 gms.
• Canned pineapple – 3-4 slices.
• Salt – 1/6 tsp.
• Fresh Cream or malai 2 tbsp.
• Sugar – 1 tbsp.
• Black Pepper – a dash.
• Roasted cumin powder -1/4 tsp.
  

Method:

Beat the curd and make it of a pouring consistency. Mix cream or malai, sugar and salt in curd.Chop the pineapple fine and mix pineapple pieces in curd. Now garnish it with black pepper and roasted cumin powder, chill, serve cold.

Useful Tips:

• Never use fresh pineapple in Raita. If it is fully ripe then also Raita will became bitter in taste.
• For mix fruit Raita substitute mix fruits as black grapes, grapes, banana, apple, papaya, mango and proceed as in pineapple raita.
• You can use tinned fruits also.