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Friday, September 7, 2012

Vegetable Raita


A raita is a side dish , which adds a festive look to an every day meal. Raitas are basically youghurt based salads. They can be made with chopped raw salad vegetables, chopped fresh mint or spinach or coarsely crushed jeera, pepprcorns,  grated beetroots, or radish, chopped and seasoned bananas , potatoes, or the crisp friend boondi.

Easy to make in steps 1-3 it a great accompaniments to one dish meals like khichadi, pulaos, biryani or parathas.

1 cup dahi ( youghurt) , finely chopped onions, tomatoes, cucumber, 1 finely chopped green chilli. a sprig of coriander finely chopped. Salt and pepper to taste. pinch of sugar. Optional 1 tbsp of crushed roasted peanuts.

Mix the seasonings into the yoghurt. Fold in the vegetables. Chill and serve.


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