Beetroot raita recipe
Beetroot raita is Beet with Curd / Yogurt recipe. Beetroot raita recipe is an easy, quick curd-yogurt based recipe. Beets, also known as beetroot, have many nutritional benefits. It is good for digestion. It helps in dealing with the problems of constipation.
Equipment
- 1 Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
How to make beetroot raita
Ingredients for beetroot raita
- Tender beetroot – 1 medium
- Fresh yogurt – 1 cup
- Table salt or rock salt – 1/4 tsp or according to taste
- Fresh Coriander leaves – 1 tbsp
- Black pepper powder – 1/4 tsp
- Optional ingredients
You may add these optional ingredients for variation to this raita. Tempering is optional.
- Onion chopped fine – 1 tbsp
- carrot finely grated – 1 tbsp
- Roasted peanut powder – 1/ tbsp
- Chopped garlic – 1 clove
- Green chili chopped finely – 1
- For tempering
- Vegetable oil – 1 tsp
- Jeera cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp
Instructions
Preparation to do before making beetroot raita
- Wash and peel the beetroot using a peeler or a knife
- Grate beet using a small hole grater
- Chop coriander leaves finely.
Making beetroot raitha
- Take the fresh yogurt in a bowl and beat lightly.
- Add grated beetroot, salt and pepper powder, chopped cilantro leaves.
- Add any of the optional ingredients.
Make tempering - tadka
- Heat oil in a small pan.
- Add jeera (cumin seed). Let them splutter. Take off the stove.
- Cool a little and add to raita. Mix well.
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes or longer till mealtime.
- Beetroot raita is ready to serve.
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Notes
Tips and Serving suggestions :
- You may serve it as a healthy breakfast accompaniment with a whole wheat bread toast.
- You may also serve it as a accompaniment for any rice, roti, paratha.
- It is a good dish to serve for a party as you can make it in advance.
- The lovely pink color of this dish looks great. Serve it as a dip with vegetable sticks or bread sticks.
- You may visit Beetroot recipes and Beetroot halva recipe page.