Mixed Vegetable Raitha

Raitha are an excellent accompaniment to not just briyanis but beyond that. I love to pair them up with poha, pulao, briyani, paratha, upma and what not. This is a very crunchy delicious raitha that has goodness of all crunch vegetables. Let's jump to the preparation.

Serves: 3 bowls

Ingredients

1. Thick Curd - 2.5 cups
2. Roasted Cumin Powder - 1.5 tsp
3. Red Chili Powder - 1/2 tsp
4. Black salt - 1/2 tsp
5. Needed Table salt
6. Coriander leaves - few for garnishing

Veggies

• Carrot - 3 tbsp (chopped)
• Cucumber - 3 tbsp (chopped)
• Onion - 3 tbsp (chopped)
• Capsicum - 3 tbsp (chopped)

Method

1. Whisk curd well and add all the chopped vegetables, coriander leaves,salt and mix well.

2. Sprinkle roasted cumin powder and red chili powder as shown in the picture.

3. Serve chilled with any Pulao or Briyani varieties.

Onion & Carrot Raitha

This is a very simple raitha that can be prepared very easily.This almost goes well with all rice varieties,pulao and even parathas. Sometimes,If I am too bored to prepare a side dish, I make a quick raitha. Onion and carrot make a great combination.Both are very crispy in nature and hence they are great to munch on.Here is the recipe for Onion n Carrot raitha.

serves:2

Ingredients

1. Fresh thick yogurt-1.5 cups
2. Onions-1 medium sized (Chopped)
3. Carrot-1 Chopped (Chopped)
4. Coriander-Few for seasoning
5. Salt to taste
6. Roasted Cumin/Jeera Powder-1 tsp
7. Chili Powder - 1/2 tsp (optional)

Method

1. Whisk curd with salt and cumin powder nicely to a creamy consistency.

2. Add chopped onions and carrot and mix well.

3. Season raitha with chopped coriander leaves and some chili powder sprinkled on top.

Notes,Tips & Add-On's

1. In the above recipe,instead of onion, you can use chopped cucumber and it becomes cucumber raitha :)
2. Instead of carrot, you can also use capsicum(If you like capsicum :P).