How to Make Amazing Raita. Raita is an Indian delicacy made with simple yogurt, which goes well with spicy Biriyani, pulao, and paratha. It is very simple and has so many variations. It takes only 10 to 15 minutes to make any variation of Raita, not like Tzatziki which is made from thick yogurt, and cucumber is used mostly. Raita is almost like Phachadi, which is a dish from South India, which is also yogurt base but sometimes it can be coconut base also with cooked vegetables. Here I am preparing Chenopodium/bathua/beto saak raita which is a powerhouse of vitamins like A, B, C. and full of nutrients like iron, calcium, zinc, phosphorus, fiber, and potassium.
Then comes basil raita, which helps in Liver Function and Detoxifies the Body also diabetes Management.
And the last one is mint raita which is also a potent source of antioxidants
There are many variations of raita
Boondi raita
Cucumber Raita
Mint raita
Basil raita
Bathua/beto saag raita
Onion tomato raita
Onion cucumber raita
Pineapple raita
Pomegranate raita
Main equipment required
Grinder
Glass bowl
saucepan
Tadka pan for tempering
Ingredients
Yogurt 1 kg
Mint-50gms
Basil-50 gms
Bathua-100 gms
Salt to taste
sugar -3 tbsp ( 1 spoon for each raita)
Roasted cumin powder-1 and1/2 tbsp
Chili flakes-1 and ½ tbsp
Chopped coriander
Oil -3 tbsp
Cumin for tempering-1 and ½ tbsp
How to Make Amazing Raita
Take one kg of simple yogurt, whisk it to make a creamy texture, and divide it into 3 parts.
Now take bathua, clean and wash it
Heat water in a pan and put half of the bathua to boil for 5 minutes with covering the lid(chop the left half portion of bathua for adding in bathua raita)
Let it cool at room temperature and strain it
Take a blender and add two tbsp of yogurt with boiled bathua and grind it, add it to the bathua raita
Now the same way take basil leaves and wash it
Take half of the basils and two tbsp of yogurt, then blend it (here no need to boil) (chop the left half portion of basil for adding in basil raita) and add it to basil raita
Same way take mint and wash it
Like bathua and basil, blend half of the mint with yogurt (chop the left half portion of mint for adding in mint raita) and add it to mint raita
Now add roasted cumin powder, chili flakes, salt, and sugar in all three raita bowls
Now take a tadka pan for tempering. Heat oil in it, and then add cumin. As they splutter and sizzle add to the raita, do it three times for three variations
How to Make Amazing Raita
Equipment
- grinder
- tadka pan
- sauce pan
- Glass bowl
Ingredients
- 1 Kg Yogurt
- 3 tbsp oil
- 1.5 tbsp red chili flakes
- 50 gm mint
- 50 gm basil
- 100 gm bathua
- to taste salt
- 1.5 tbsp roasted cumin powder
- small amount Coriander leaves
- 1.5 tbsp cumin for tempering
Instructions
- Take one kg simple yogurt , whisk it to make a creamy texture and divide in 3 parts.
- Now take bathua , cleanand wash it.Heat water in a pan and put half of the bathua to boil for 5minutes with covering the lid(chop the left half portion of bathua for adding in bathua raita)
- Let it cool at room temperature and strain it
- Take a blender and add two tbsp of yogurt with boiled bathua and grind it, add it to the bathua raita
- Now the same way take basil leaves and wash it
- Take half of the basils and two tbsp of yogurt, then blendit (here no need to boil) (chop the left half portion of basil for adding in basilraita) and add it to basil raita
- Same way take mint and wash it
- Like bathua and basil, blend half of the mint with yogurt (chop the left half portion of mint for adding in mint raita) and add it to mintraita
- Now add roasted cumin powder, chilli flakes, salt and sugarin all three raita bowls
- Now take a tadka pan for tempering. Heat oil in it, and thenadd cumin.
- As they splutter and sizzle add tothe raita, do it for three times for three variations.