Monday, May 13, 2013

Pudina Raita

Ingredients
  • 1.5cup Yogurt
  • 1 cup Mint leaves
  • 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. Make a paste of mint leaves with little water.
  3. Add Salt, sugar, cumin powder, black pepper powder, rock black salt and red chilli powder. Mix all the ingredients well.
  4. Now add mint paste to it and mix it.
  5. Your pudina raita is ready. Serve it chilled with rice or paratha's.

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Boondi Raita

Raita is very handy and easy to make. You can make it within few minutes and it adds great taste to the food. It has a great combination with rice or stuffed paratha's. If some guests are coming to your home then, you can make any raita and increase variety as well as taste of your food.


Ingredient
  • 1.5cup Yogurt
  • 1/2 cup boondi
  • Salt to taste
  • Corriander leaves for garnishing
  • 1/4 tsp Roasted Cumin  Powder
  • 1/4tsp Red Chilli powder
  • 1/8 tsp Black pepper
  • 1tsp Sugar

Method
  1. Whisk the yogurt and mix well.
  2. Add Salt, sugar, cumin powder, black pepper powder and red chilli powder. Mix all the ingredients well.
  3. Place boondi in warm water for a minute and then drain out all the water. Squeeze it properly and just before serving raita put it into the whisked yogurt. Mix it properly.
  4. Before adding boondi to yogurt make sure yogurt is chilled enough.
  5. Garnish it with coriander leaves.