Discover how to make Raita the same way as an Indian restaurant, find the ingredients and prepare it with easy steps in only 15 minutes.
Raita is a classic Indian sauce used with spicy food. You can also use it as a dressing on grilled food or salad. The sauce is made from different vegetables (cucumber, carrot, garlic, coriander, onion ) and yogurt. It can taste differently from one country to another like Pakistan or Bangladesh. There are different recipes that you can make like coconut, beetroot or pineapple Raita.
Ingredients
- 1/2 Red onion
- 2 Garlic cloves
- 5 dl (500g) natural yogurt
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/2 Small spoon coriander powder
- 1/2 Small spoon cumin
- 1 Big cucumber
- 4 Tablespoons mint
- Salt (after taste)
How to prepare the Raita
Chop the onion and garlic into small pieces and mix it with the coriander powder, cumin, lemon juice and yogurt.
Slice the cucumber into small pieces as well and mix it with fresh mint, salt and pepper (Better to remove the entrails from the cucumber).
Leave the sauce in the fridge for few hours before use.
How to Make Raita in Easy steps
Course: Garnish RecipesCuisine: IndianDifficulty: Easy3
servings10
minutes5
minutes125
kcal15
minutesRaita is a classic Indian sauce used with spicy food. You can also use it as a dressing on grilled food or salad.
Ingredients
1/2 Red onion
2 Garlic cloves
5 dl (500g) natural yogurt
2 Tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 Small spoon coriander powder
1/2 Small spoon cumin
1 Big cucumber
4 Tablespoons mint
Salt (after taste)
Instructions
- Chop the onion and garlic into small pieces and mix it with the coriander powder, cumin, lemon juice and yogurt.
- Slice the cucumber into small pieces as well and mix it with fresh mint, salt and pepper (Better to remove the entrails from the cucumber).
- Leave the sauce in the fridge for few hours before use.
Nutrition Facts
3 servings per container
Serving Size220g
Calories125
- Amount Per Serving% Daily Value *
- Total Fat
6.2g
10%
- Saturated Fat 3.8g 19%
- Cholesterol 24mg 8%
- Sodium 88mg 4%
- Amount Per Serving% Daily Value *
- Potassium 426mg 13%
- Total Carbohydrate
11g
4%
- Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
- Sugars 9.6g
- Protein 7.1g 15%
- Vitamin A 9%
- Vitamin C 7%
- Calcium 25%
- Iron 7%
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
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