Vegetable Raita (Yogurt)

June 9th, 2007 filed under Miscellaneous

Indian meals are not complete unless the meal includes a yogurt dish such as a raita. This is a colorful raita and can bright up any meal.

Serving for 4.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup yogurt
  • 1 cup finally chopped cucumber
  • 1 medium tomato seeded and finally chopped
  • 1/2 yellow bell pepper finally chopped
  • 1 tablespoon chopped dill
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon roasted ground cumin seed
  • Pinch of paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar if needed

Method

Mix the yogurt well. If yogurt is thick like pudding add milk as needed to make the consistency of a yogurt drink. Add sugar if yogurt is sour. Next add salt, chopped dill, black pepper, roasted cumin seed and paprika. Add chopped cucumber, tomatoes, and yellow bell pepper.

Variations

Replace dill with chopped mint or cilantro. Vegetables can be adjusted to taste.

Tips

Dry roast the cumin seeds on medium heat until they are brown and you can smell the cumin aroma. Grind after it cools to room temperature.



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4 Responses to “Vegetable Raita (Yogurt)”

  1. Deepak Says:

    You Are The Best. Thaw I Did Not Learn From My Mother, But You Have Been Very Helpful In Helping Me Learn Punjabi Food. Otherwise I Was Sick Of Eating Burgers N Pizzaz.. For More Than A Year.
    Thanks And Regards
    DS

  2. Suraj Darra Says:

    Hi … Thank You very much for posting such informative helpful videos. It is very useful for students like me who are away from home. We learn how to cook ghar ka khana … Thanks again … (looking forward to more recipes from Manjula’s Kitchen…)

  3. Sapna Says:

    Hi Manjula, Very innovative way of showing Indian recipes. I really appreciate it. For the raita, I recently tried using all colors of peppers. It turned out real colorful. I put that recipe on http://sap-recipes.blogspot.com/. Thanks for all your recipes. Regards, Sapna

  4. Milly Reynolds Says:

    Dear Manjula,
    I would appreciate if you could let me know how to make yoghurt.
    Thank you
    Milly Reynolds