Boondi Raita Recipe - Yogurt Recipes

Indian Raita Recipes

Boondi Raita is a yogurt based Indian side dish that is served with a variety of Indian rice or bread. Raita cools your palate when you serve it with a hot curry. You can use homemade yogurt.

Boondi is small balls made with gram flour(chickpea flour) batter and deep fried. By itself boondi is also eaten as a snack or added as a garnish on some snack dishes such as dahi vada.

You can also serve boondi raitha as a cooling snack in the hot summer afternoons.

You may make boondi at home or buy it ready. When you have boondi ready, you can prepare this raita within minutes just before serving a meal or make it and keep it in the fridge to serve when you want.

This raita recipe is easy,simple and quick recipe. Just try it.

How to Make Boondi Raita

Ingredients for boondi raita

• Boondi - 1/2 cup
• Curds(plain yogurt) - 1 cup
• Salt - to taste
• Sugar - 1/4 tsp
• Green chilli - 1 no.
• Coriander(Cilantro) leaves - 1 tbsp

For Seasoning

• Oil - 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Asafoetida - a pinch

Preparation

• Chop cilantro
• Slit chilli in half.

Prepare Seasoning

1. Heat oil. Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Let crackle.
2. Add the slit chilli, pinch of asafetida. Fry for a few seconds.

Mixing

1. Mix together chopped cilantro leaves, salt, sugar, curds.
2. Add the prepared seasoning and mix well.
3. Add boondi and mix well.
4. Cool if you wish and serve with rice or bread.

Tip:

1. Add 1 tbsp fresh grated coconut to this raita if you wish
2. You can add black pepper powder along with or instead of green chili according to your taste.
3. The plain yogurt(curds)should be fresh and sweet. Make sure it is not sour.
4. Add 1 tbsp fresh grated coconut to this raita if you wish
5. Keep the raitha in the fridge if you are planning to serve it later. If left outside, it can get sour.
6. Add finely chopped onion if you with. Tastes wonderful with all the rice dishes

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