10 Quick and Delicious Raita Recipes to Try at Home
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Almost everyone is familiar with the delicious curd side dish that often accompanies biryani, kababs or pulao. Raita makes for an excellent side dish that can save your palate from those extra spicy meals as it is made with curd and fresh fruits or vegetables. The curd acts as a cooling agent to the body and also helps with digestion.
10 Easy Indian Raita Recipes
If you do not know how to make raita, here are a few quick and easy raita recipes that you can put together as an accompaniment to your meal:
1. Onion Raita
Here is how to make onion raita.
Ingredients:
- Thick curd, 1 cup
- Chopped onions, ½ cup
- Salt
- Green chillies, 2
- Coriander leaves, finely chopped
Preparation Time: One minute
Total Cooking Time: Five minutes
Servings: Serves two
Method:
- Add salt to the yoghurt and mix well.
- Add in the rest of the ingredients and mix.
2. Boondi Raita
Here is how to make raita with boondi.
Ingredients:
- Boondi, 1 cup
- Curd, 1 ¼ cup
- Cumin powder, roasted, ½ teaspoon
- Red chilli powder, 2 pinches
- Coriander leaves
Preparation Time: One minute
Total Cooking Time: Five minutes
Servings: Serves two
Method:
- Mix the curd with the salt and set aside.
- Just before serving, add in the boondi, chilli powder, cumin powder and coriander leaves.
3. Tomato Onion Raita
Here is how to make it.
Ingredients:
- Onions, ½ cup, roughly chopped
- Tomatoes, ¼ cup, deseeded, chopped
- Green chillies, 3, deseeded, chopped
- Salt
- Yoghurt, 1 ½ cup
- Mint leaves, 15 leaves
- Ginger, about ½ to an inch according to taste
- Cumin powder, ½ teaspoon
Preparation Time: Five minutes
Total Cooking Time: Ten minutes
Servings: Serves two
Method:
- Add the salt to the curd and whisk till it is smooth.
- Take the mint leaves and the ginger and crush the two together to release the juices.
- Add two tablespoons of this water and strain into curd.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
4. Mint Raita
Here is how mint raita is made.
Ingredients:
- Curd, one cup
- Green chillies, 3, deseeded
- Mint leaves, 1 cup
- Coriander leaves, ¼ cup
- Onions, 2 teaspoons, chopped
- Garlic, 1 clove
- Ginger, ¼ teaspoon, grated
- Cumin, ½ teaspoon, roasted
- Sugar, ¼ teaspoon
- Salt to taste
Preparation Time: Five minutes
Total Cooking Time: Six minutes
Servings: Serves 2
Method:
- Roast and then powder the cumin seeds.
- Add all the ingredients with only one tablespoon of curd to a blender and blend.
- Pour this mix into the remaining curd and stir well.
5. Cucumber Raita
Here is how to make cucumber raita.
Ingredients:
- Curd, 1 cup
- Cucumber, 1 cup
- Salt, ½ teaspoon
- Black salt, ½ teaspoon
- Cumin seeds, ½ teaspoon
- Black pepper, 1/8th teaspoon
- Green chilli, ½ teaspoon
- Mint leaves, 1 tablespoon
- Red chilli powder, 1/8 teaspoon
Preparation Time: Five minutes
Total Cooking Time: Six minutes
Servings: Serves two
Method:
- Whisk the curd till it is smooth.
- Peel the cucumbers and then shred them.
- Mix all the ingredients together in the curd except for the chilli powder and mint leaves.
- Garnish with the remaining two ingredients.
- Serve cool.
6. Chilli Raita
Here is how to make raita for biryani.
Ingredients:
- Curd, 1 cup
- Spicy green chillies, 4, deseeded
- Sugar, ½
- Cumin powder, ¾ teaspoon
- Coriander leaves, chopped
Preparation Time: Two minutes
Total Cooking Time: Five minutes
Servings: Serves two
Method:
- Fry the chillies and then let them cool.
- In a blender, add the chillies, two tablespoons of curd, sugar and salt and blend.
- Sprinkle some cumin powder and serve cold.
7. Fruit Raita
Sweet and delicious, here is how you make it.
Ingredients:
- Apples, ¼ cup, chopped
- Pineapples, ¼ cup, chopped
- Banana, ¼ cup, chopped
- Strawberry, ¼ cup, chopped
- Pomegranate seeds, 2 tablespoons
- Thick curd, 2 cups
- Black pepper powder, ¼ teaspoon
- Cumin powder, ½ teaspoon
- Sugar, 1 tablespoon
- Salt to taste
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Total Cooking Time: 12 minutes
Servings: Serves four
Method:
- Mix the spices, salt and sugar in the curd and whisk till it is smooth.
- Add the chopped fruits, mix, and serve cold.
8. Palak Raita
Here is how to make palak raita.
Ingredients:
- Curd, 2 cups
- Oil, 1 tablespoon
- Cumin seeds, ½ teaspoon
- Palak (spinach), 2 cups, chopped
- Green chilli, 1 teaspoon, finely chopped
- Roasted cumin powder, ½ teaspoon
- Black salt, ½ teaspoon
- Salt to taste
Tempering:
- Vegetable oil, 1 teaspoon
- Cumin seeds, ½ teaspoon
- Mustard seeds, ½ teaspoon
- Dry red chillies, 2
- Curry leaves, a few sprigs
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Total Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Servings: Serves four
Method:
- Beat the curd till it is of smooth consistency.
- Heat some oil and add cumin seeds.
- Once they have been crackling for a few seconds, add the green chillies along with spinach to the pan.
- Cook covered for about five minutes.
- Remove from flame and allow the spinach to cool down.
- Add the spinach with cumin powder, black pepper powder and salt to the curd and mix.
- To make the tempering, heat oil and then add the cumin and mustard seeds, dry red chillies and curry leaves.
- Wait for them to crackle and then pour this into the curd mix.
9. Lauki Raita
Both bottle gourd and curd are very cooling to the body, making this recipe perfect for summer.
Source: Pinterest
Ingredients:
- Curd, 1 cup
- Milk, ½ cup
- Lauki, 1 cup, grated
- Oil, 2 teaspoons
- Cumin seeds, 1 teaspoon
- Asafoetida, 1/8 teaspoon
- Whole red chillies, 2
- Ginger, 1 teaspoon, finely chopped
- Green chillies,1 teaspoon, finely chopped
- Coriander, 3 tablespoons, finely chopped
- Salt, ½ teaspoon
Preparation Time: Five minutes
Total Cooking Time: Five minutes
Servings: Serves two
Method:
- Mix the milk and curd together till you have a consistency that resembles pancake batter.
- Heat oil and add cumin seeds and asafoetida.
- Once crackling, add red chillies and fry for a few minutes while stirring.
- Add the lauki, coriander, green chillies and ginger.
- Stir fry until the lauki is cooked and all the water has evaporated.
- Once cool, add to the curd and serve cold.
10. Makhana Raita
Also known as fox nut, makhana is a great ingredient to use while making raita.
Source: Pinterest
Ingredients:
- Curd, 1 cup
- Makhana, 2/3 cup
- Red chilli powder, ¼ teaspoon
- Roasted cumin powder, ½ teaspoon
- Garam masala powder, 1 pinch
- Coriander leaves, 2 tablespoons, chopped
- Salt to taste
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Total Cook Time: 15 minutes
Servings: Serves three
Method:
- Dry roast the makhana until they are crisp.
- Once cooled, grind makhana into a coarse powder.
- Mix the curd well and season with chilli powder, garam masala, cumin powder and salt.
- Add the crushed makhana and the chopped coriander and mix.
Raita is simple, very easy-to-make and adds flavour to your meal while also helping you cool your body. Among the raita recipes, cucumber and lauki are considered very cooling and great for summer or spicy meals.
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