Boondi Raita Recipe
Boondi Raita is a yogurt based Indian side dish that is served with a variety of Indian rice or bread. Raita cools your palate when you serve it with a hot curry. You can use homemade yogurt. This Indian Yogurt salad recipe is a side dish, served with a variety of Indian rice or roti bread. Not only it is a very healthy recipe, but it is easy and simple and quick recipe too.
Equipment
- 1 Mixing Bowl
- 1 small pan / tadka pan If making & adding tempering
Ingredients
How to Make Boondi Raita
Ingredients for boondi raita for 2-3 servings
- Boondi – 1/2 cup
- Curd plain yogurt – 1 cup
- Salt – to taste
- Sugar – 1/4 tsp
- Green chili – 1 no.
- Coriander Cilantro leaves – 1 tbsp
For tempering – This is optional
- Oil – 1 tsp
- Rai/Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
- Jeera/Cumin seeds – 1/4 tsp
- Hing/Asafoetida – a pinch
Instructions
Step by step instructions for making boondi raita
Preparation
- Chop cilantro
- Slit chili in half.
Make tempering (if adding)
- Heat oil. Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Let crackle.
- Add the slit chilli, pinch of asafetida.
- Fry for a few seconds. Take off and let cool before adding to raita.
Final Mixing
- Take curd/yogurt in a bowl and beat it lightly.
- Add chopped cilantro leaves, salt, sugar to the beaten curds and mix well.
- Add the prepared seasoning(if adding) and mix well.
- Add boondi and mix well.
- Cool in fridge if you wish and serve with rice or roti.
Notes
Tips and variations for boondi raitha
- You may make boondi at home or buy it ready.
- Adding boondi to warm water first will take away some of it’s oiliness.
- If you like boondi to remain crisp, mix yogurt and other ingredients and keep aside. Add boondi just before serving.
- If you like soft boondi in raita, mix boondi in advance in yogurt mix and keep in fridge for some time.
- Add 1 tbsp fresh grated coconut to this raita if you wish
- You can add black pepper powder along with or instead of green chili according to your taste.
- The plain yogurt(curds)should be fresh and sweet. Make sure it is not sour.
- Sprinkle a little red chili powder to this raita if you wish.
- Sprinkle some chaat masala over the raita before serving.
- Keep the raitha in the fridge if you are planning to serve it later. If left outside, it can get sour.
- Add finely chopped onion if you with. Tastes wonderful with all the rice dishes.