Vegetable Raita (Yogurt)
June 9th, 2007 filed under Raita
Indian meals are not complete unless the meal includes a yogurt dish such as a raita. This is a colorful raita and can brighten up any meal.
Serving for 4.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup yogurt
- 1 cup finally chopped cucumber (kheera)
- 1 medium tomato seeded and finally chopped
- 1/2 yellow bell pepper finally chopped
- 1 tablespoon chopped dill
- 1 teaspoon salt adjust to taste
- 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 salt, chopped dill, black pepper, roasted cumin seed and paprika. Add sugar if yogurt is sour.
- 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.
A beautiful dish. Thank you Manjula.
I used organic soy yoghurt to make it vegan and it is delicious. I love the way raita is a cool foil to my hot curries. Thank you also for the other wonderful recipes you’ve provided for us. You are a treasure and it’s a treat to watch you cook
Love from New Zealand
Manjula Aunty,
Your recepies are excellent !!!
Thanks for recipe it is wonderful. My mom at India used to make papaya na raigota and mango raigota. It is guju recipes and I can’t find how to make it. Can you please teach us?
Thanks,
Priti
This is a wonderful refreshing dish! And find the Yogurt to help in digestive problems.
The soy if it is not organic may be GMO and it forms a pesticide in the Gut,so I stopped the 100% vegan,by adding Yogurt.
I have trouble with milk but not Yogurt!
Blessings!
dear anuty,
i m see all most your recipes its very nice, i m also doing recipes on my home they are like my cooking, but i m write the recipe in office & cooked at home, plz tell me aunty aapki koi recipe book hai kya agar hai toh plz us book ka naam batana agar nahi toh plz aap aapki recipe book publish kijiye, i really buy this book but in hindi….
thanks u very much for learning cooking aunty.
FANTASTIC RECEIPE DEAR AUNTY. YOU R SOOOO SWEAT. KEEP ON UPDATING NEW RECEIPIES.
This raita was an accompaniment to my tofu masala and saffron rice tonight. To make it vegan I used vegan sour cream thinned with water and a little lemon juice instead of cow’s milk yogurt. It is very refreshing and is a nice counterpoint to the heat in the tofu masala.
Scrumptious recipes, keep up the good work aunty.
You have such a sweet smile. Thank you for sharing your recipes! I very much enjoy them.
Namaste.
Hello Manjula mam. Thank u very much to be here for us. With the help of your recipies i m able to make my inlaw family very-very happy towards me.. thank u mam thank u very much..