Lauki Ka Raita

Ingredients

• 2cup Yogurt
• 1 cup grated lauki (Bottle Gourd)
• Salt to taste
• 1/4 tsp Roasted Cumin  Powder
• 1/4tsp Red Chilli powder
• 1/4tsp Rock Black Salt 
• 1/8 tsp Black pepper
• 1tsp Sugar  

Method

1. Whisk the yogurt and mix well. 
2. Boil grated lauki for 5-6 minutes. When cooked, drain out the excess water with the help of a seive.
3. Let it cool down and then mix it into the curd.
4. Add Salt, sugar, cumin powder, black pepper powder, rock black salt and red chilli powder. Mix all the ingredients well.
5. Your lauki raita is ready. Place it in refrigerator for 15-20minutes.
6. Serve it chilled with rice or paratha's.

Tip

• You can also add cumin seeds or mustard seeds with asafoetida in form of tadka.

Pineapple Raita

Ingredients

• 3cup Yogurt
• 2cups Pineapple (Cut it into cubes)
• Salt to taste
• 1/4 tsp Roasted Cumin  Powder
• 1/4tsp Red Chilli powder
• 1/4tsp Rock Black Salt
• 1tsp Sugar 

Method

1. Whisk the yogurt and mix well. 
2. Cut pineapple into small cubical shape.
3. Add Salt, sugar, cumin powder, rock black salt and red chilli powder. Mix all the ingredients well.
4. Now add pineapple pieces and mix it.Keep aside few pineapple cubes for garnishing.
5. Keep it to refrigerate for 20-25minutes.
6. When chilled serve it as a side dish or with paratha's instead of just yogurt. Before serving garnish it with left pineapple pieces.