Thursday, September 9, 2010

RAITA FEAST


RAITA FEAST
CURD\ YOUGURT BASE
( Top left is cucumber, top right
is mint raita, centre left is onion,
centre right is boondi raita and
bottom one is palak raita).
Method for Cucumber Raita is:
1 grated cucumber
Need 1 cup thick beaten curd,
in that add (all juice squeezed out).
Also add little sugar(1tsp), pepper pd, salt,
cumin pd (1\2tsp).
Mix well, add a little tadka of oil,
mustard seeds and curry leaves.).
Mint(pudina raita)Need 1 cup
thick beaten curd, mint chutney,
(mint leaves paste, 7-8 tbsps).
Mix well, add salt, pepper pd,
Cumin pd and sugar to taste.
Onion Achari raita, also take
1 cup thick, beaten curd and a
sliced onion. Mix both and add
1\4 tsp red chilly pd, cumin pd,
salt to taste. But the most important
is mango pickle’s masala and some oil.
(one teaspoon of each).
Boondi raita : Need 1 cup thick, beaten
curd add 1\4 cup boondi to it. Also add
1\4 tsp red chilly pd, cumin pd and sugar,
salt to taste.
Palak raita : 1 cup thick & beaten curd.
Wash & cut palak leaves finely,spread on
a kitchen cloth. Sprinkle some corn flour
on the cut palak leaves. Put oil to heat and fry
the palak leaves then spread on a paper napkin.
Mix curd , palak leaves , pepper pd , sugar & salt.

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