Carrot Raita

Carrot Raita is made by combining yogurt with grated carrot, raisins, roasted peanuts, walnuts, salt, sugar and mustard seed powder. It is a healthy accompaniment and can be served with spicy Indian curry or biryani. It is gluten-free.

Course accompaniments, sauce

Cuisine Indian

Keyword accompaniments, carrot, dip, raita

Prep Time 10 minutes

Servings people

Calories 195kcal

Ingredients

1 cup yogurt curd, dahi. It should be fresh
1 carrot washed, peeled and grated
2 tsp sugar i have used raw sugar
1 tbsp raisins
1 tbsp peanut roasted
6 walnut chopped
1/2 tsp mustard seed powder rai or mustard seeds crushed in mortar and pestle
salt to taste

Instructions

In a bowl take yogurt and add sugar to it. The yogurt/curd/dahi should be fresh and not sour. Keep ready the grated carrots, peanuts, raisin and walnuts.
Add the mustard seed powder to the yogurt. (Mustard seed powder can be made by grinding mustard seeds in the grinder or mortar and pestle). I prefer to grind them in the mortar pestle.
Add the raisins, peanuts and chopped walnuts to the yogurt.
Add the grated carrots.
Add salt and mix well. The raita is ready to serve. Garnish with raisins and walnuts.
Serve raita with pulao, rice, as a dip with some crackers, thepla, or as an accompaniment with the dish.

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