Monday 5 August 2013

BEETROOT RAITA / BEETROOT & YOGURT SALAD !!!!!


This is a very healthy & colourful salad seasoned with cumin seeds & green chillies. But you should finish this salad as early as possible as we add yogurt to this salad.

INGREDIENTS;-

beetroot - 1 small
Thick curd - 1 & 1/2 cup
salt - to taste

For seasoning :-

oil - 2tsp
cumin seeds (jeera) - 1/2 tsp
green chillies - 2

coriander leaves for garnishing

METHOD:-

1. Peel the skin of beetroot & grate it & keep it aside. 
2. Heat a non-stick kadai, add grated beetroot & saute it until raw smell leaves.
3. Put very little water & close it with a lid &cook it till it is soft. & let it cool.
4. Whisk the curds & add cooked & cooled beetroot & salt to it & mix well.
5. In a tadka pan, heat oil, add cumin seeds & green chillies (slitted or finely chopped) & fry till slightly changes the colours. Switch off the stove & let it cool.
6. Add this seasoning to beetroot-yogurt mixture & mix well.
7. Now your BEETROOT RAITA is ready to serve.
8. Garnish it with coriander leaves.

HAPPY COOKING :)))))))

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