Best Yogurt Raitas And Pachadis Recipes

RAITA RECIPE WITH 12 VARIATIONS

Steps:

• Chill the yogurt. Rinse & chop the onions & green chilies. Rinse & peel the cucumbers. If needed deseed them & chop to bite sizes.
• Rinse coriander leaves in ample amount of water. Drain completely and chop them fine.
• Optional - Roast 1 tsp cumin seeds on a low flame until it smells good. Cool this and crush them to fine powder in a spice jar.
• Add curd and salt to a mixing bowl. Whisk them until smooth with a fork or a whisk.
• Next add chopped cucumbers, onions, cumin powder, coriander leaves and green chilies.
• Stir gently. If required add more yogurt. Taste test and add more salt if required.
• Garnish with cumin powder on top. Serve raita with biryani, pulao, kebabs or paratha.

RAITA

Steps:

• Whisk the yogurt until smooth and creamy. If it remains thick and stiff, thin it with a little water and continue whisking.
• Stir in the sugar, cumin, mustard, and salt, along with any of the combined ingredients that follow.
• Stir 1 large cucumber, peeled, seeded, and diced, and 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint leaves into the yogurt. Season to taste with black pepper and salt if necessary.
• Stir 1 large tomato, cored, seeded, and diced, 1 onion, peeled and diced, and 1 small hot green chile, stemmed, seeded, and minced, into the yogurt. Garnish with 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves and season to taste with cayenne or pure chile powder, like ancho or New Mexico.
• Stir 1 cup diced fresh vegetables, like bell pepper, celery, radish, or fennel, into the yogurt. Season to taste with black pepper and garnish with 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves.
• Stir 1/2 cup cooked, peeled, and diced beets and 1 small hot green chile, stemmed, seeded, and minced, into the yogurt. Season to taste with black pepper and garnish with 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves.
• Stir 2 potatoes, cooked, peeled, and diced, and 1 small hot green chile, stemmed, seeded, and minced, into the yogurt. Season to taste with hot paprika and garnish with 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves.
• Stir 1 cup cooked or drained canned chickpeas and 1 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes into the yogurt. Season to taste with black pepper.
• A sweet raita, good with very spicy dishes: Omit the sugar and substitute about 1 teaspoon garam masala (page 594) or curry powder for the cumin and mustard. Add 1/4 cup dried shredded unsweetened coconut and 2 ripe bananas, peeled and not-too-thinly sliced. Add chopped fresh mint leaves and a little bit of cayenne, or to taste.

* YOGURT RAITAS AND PACHADIS

Steps:

• BASIC RAITAS Simple Salt and Pepper Raita Summer Iced Raita Ginger and Scallion Raita Crushed Lemon Pickle RaitaVEGETABLE RAITAS Potato Raita with Roasted Cumin and Black Peppercorns Potato Raita with Puréed Greens Potato and Beet Raita Beet and Scallion Raita Tomato Raita with Fresh Mint Leaves Cucumber and Radish Raita Mustard Seed Raita Sprouted Beans and Vegetable Raita Kashmiri Morel Mushroom RaitaRAITAS WITH HERBS AND GREENS Fresh Spinach Raita with Ginger-Lime Pickle Frozen Spinach Raita Sautéed Spinach Raita Spicy Raita with Lamb's Quartets Puréed Watercress Raita Crumbled Tofu and Mint Chutney Raita Creamy Tofu Raita with Fresh GreensGRILLED OR ROASTED VEGETABLE RAITAS Roasted Bell Pepper Raita Traditional Grilled Eggplant Raita Garlicky Roasted Chinese Eggplant Raita Pan-Roasted Eggplant Raita with Sesame Seeds Grilled Zucchini and Pearl Onion RaitaFRESH AND DRIED FRUIT RAITAS Dried Fruit Raita Mango Raita with Fresh Ginger Mango Chutney Raita Banana Raita Mandarin Orange RaitaDUMPLING RAITAS Traditional Raita with Softened Chickpea Batter Drops Raita with Crispy Chickpea Batter Drops Raita with Chickpea Flour Pancakes Simple Mung Bean Croquettes Raita Spicy Mung Bean Croquettes Raita with Sonth Chutney Traditional Urad Dal Croquettes Raita Crispy Urad Dal Croquettes in YogurtMEAT RAITAS Shredded Chicken Raita Ground Lamb RaitaSOUTH INDIAN PACHADIS Basic Cucumber Pachadi Tomato and Cucumber Pachadi with Asafoetida Tomato, Cucumber, and Onion Yogurt Yogurt with Sautéed Tomatoes and Coconut Yogurt with Fried Green Tomato Chutney Yogurt with Mashed Potato and Fresh Cilantro Chopped Salad with Yogurt Yogurt with Pumpkin and Tamarind Yogurt with Pressed Rice Flakes Spicy Yogurt with Mango and Coconut Yogurt with Sautéed Ripe Banana Yogurt with Green Papaya and CoconutFrom "1,000 Indian Recipes." Copyright 2002 by Neelam Batra. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

RAITA (CUCUMBER AND YOGURT SALAD)

Steps:

• In a bowl combine all the ingredients.