The first time I ate raita, I was in Mumbai. I was still quite new to Indian food (we are talking about over 10 years ago!) and everything seemed too spicy for me! That’s when I was served some raita… I loved it immediately as it was refreshing and cooling (the weather was also very hot!) and I ate quite a bit of it during that holiday. I still like raita and I often make it with whatever fresh veggies I have in the fridge. For whoever does not know, raita is a refreshing accompaniment made with yogurt, vegetables and spices that is usually served on the side to main dishes in Indian cuisine. The recipe I am going to share with you today is my “go to” raita recipe as I always have those ingredients in the fridge. You can also use it as a “base” and add your favourite veggies to it. Also, note that I don’t like my raita spicy as I serve it as an accompaniment to food that is already spicy, but feel free to use more chilli if you like. This is perfect to eat with biryani! Enjoy!
- 2 cups Greek style yogurt
- 2 tbsp onion, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp tomatoes, chopped
- 2 tbsp carrots, grated
- ½ tsp green chilli, finely chopped (you can increase this to taste)
- ½ tsp cumin seeds
- ½ tsp cumin powder
- 1 pinch red chilli powder
- A few mint leaves
- A few coriander leaves
- 1 pinch sugar (if your yogurt is too sour)
- Salt to taste
- Mix all the ingredients together.
- Decorate it with some more mint and coriander leaves and serve cold.
My ex-husband is from Bangladesh and his mom used to make this all the time-you brought back a good memory for me-thank you.
This has me wishing for warm weather, kabobs and eating late dinner outside before the fireflies come out. I love this combination of flavors. I must try it!
Looks lovely!!!
Look at all those colours!!!
Shobha
Can’t love this more!
Can’t wait to DIY this myself !
Hope I can be successful!
Will definitely try it, didn’t try raita so far:)
I love raita, it is rich creamy and you can get so creative with it. love the creaminess of your raita
Somehow, I very often go for a cucumber raita!
I really enjoy the coolness of a yoghurt raita with all curries. It’s a perfect balance.