Onion and Cucumber raitha - preparation time 5 minsThis we tasted in my sister-in-laws home. I just made it bit spicy. It goes well with any variety rice or pulao.
Ingredients:-
Cucumber - 1 grated
Small onion - 5 (finely chopped)
Ginger - 1 inch piece (wash, remove the skin and chop to fine pieces)
Coriander leaf - 1 tsp finely chopped (chop leaves along with stem)
Green chili - 1 (very finely chopped)
Salt - to taste
Curd - 1 cup
Preparation method:-
In a bowl mix grated cucumber, finely chopped onion, coriander, green chili and ginger.
Before serving add thick curd and salt. Mix well and serve.
If you mix salt and curd to the vegetable and keep it will become watery.
This will be hot, tasty, healthy and fresh.
Mixed vegetable raitha - preparation time 15 mins
We are adding carrot, tomato, fresh coriander leaves to curd and making this raitha. It will be very colorful and rich in nutrient value. If you like you can add the onion with cooking. I fried here because some people might not like the raw onion or they might catch cold it consumed the onion raw.
Ingredients:-
Small onion – 6 (finely chopped)
Carrot - 1 (finely grated)
Tomato - 1 (remove the seed and chop to small squares)
Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp (finely chopped)
Urad dhal – ½ tbsp
Mustard – ¼ tsp
Oil – ½ tsp
Curd – 1 cup
Salt – to taste
Preparation Method:-
In a tawa add oil, mustard. When mustard splutters add urad dhal and roast to brown color.
Add chopped onion, salt and roast till light brown. Transfer to serving bowl.
Mix grated carrot, tomato to cooked onion.
Add to curd before you serve (because, if you add curd and keep in beginning it will become water) along with chopped coriander leaves.
This goes well with rice/chapathi.
Fried onion raitha - preparation time 15 mins
Ingredients:-
Small onion – 1 (finely chopped)
Urad dhal – ½ tbspn
Mustard – ¼ tspn
Oild – ½ tspn
Curd – 1 cup
Salt – to taste
Preparation Method:-
In a tawa add oil, mustard. When mustard splutters add urad dhal and roast to brown color.
Add chopped onion, salt and roast till light brown.
Add to curd before you serve (because, if you add curd and keep in beginning it will become water). This goes well with rice/chapathi
Lady’s finger raitha - preparation time 15 mins
Ingredients:-
Lady’s finger (okra) – 1/2 cup (finely chopped)
Chili powder – ½ tsp
Cumin seed powder – ½ tsp
Oil – 1 tsp
Curd – 1 cup
Salt – to taste
Coriander leaves – 1 tsp (finely chopped)
Preparation method:-
In a tawa heat oil. Add cumin seed, lady’s finger and roast till it is brown.
Add chili powder, salt and roast till raw smell goes off and add to curd.
Garnish this raitha with coriander leaves.
Cucumber raitha - preparation time 10 mins
Ingredients:-
Cucumber – 1 (grated)
Salt – To taste
Ginger – 1 inch (finely chopped - optional)
Coriander leaves – 1 tsp (finely chopped)
Curd – 1 cup
Mustard – ¼ tsp
Oil – ¼ tsp
Preparation method:-
In a bowl add grated cucumber, ginger, coriander leaves and salt.
In a tawa heat oil, mustard and add to vegetable.
Add curd to this mixture before you serve (because, if you add curd and keep in beginning it will become watery). This goes well with samabar rice/chappathi.
Tomato & onion raitha - preparation time 10 mins
Ingredients:-
Small onion – 10 (finely chopped)
Tomato – 1 (finely chopped)
Mustard – ½ tsp
Urad dhal – ½ tsp
Curd – 1 cup
Oil – ¼ tsp
Green chili – 1 (finely chopped)
Preparation method:-
In a bowl add chopped onion, tomato, chili, coriander leaves and salt.
In a tawa heat oil, mustard, urad and roast. Add this to vegetable.
Add curd to this mixture before you serve because, if you add curd and keep in beginning it will become water. This goes well with variety rice/chappathi.
Onion raitha - preparation time 5 to 10 mins
Ingredients:-
Big onion – 1 (chopped to one inch strings/strips)
Green chili – 1 (finely chopped)
Cilantro leaves – 1 tsp (finely chopped)
Curd – 1 cup
Salt – to taste
Preparation Method:-
In a bowl add chopped onion, chili, coriander leaves, salt and mix well.
Add curd to this mixture before you serve because, if you add curd and keep in beginning it will become water.