Carrot in Curd Accompaniment (raita)
- Ready In:
- 17mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
3
ingredients
- 2 cups yoghurt
- 1 teaspoon sugar, to taste
- salt, to taste (black salt preferable if you manage to get it)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper or 1/2 green chili, deseeded and chopped (optional)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon oil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1 1⁄2 cups grated carrots (or extra according to your preference)
- 2 tablespoons coriander leaves, chopped (optional)
- mint leaf (to garnish) (optional)
directions
- Mix the sugar, salt, cumin and chilli or cayenne into the yoghurt and adjust seasoning to taste.
- Grate carrots and chill.
- Just before serving mix the yoghurt and the grated carrots together.
- Heat the oil in a small vessel.
- When it is hot add the mustard seeds.
- As soon as they sizzle add the oil and the mustard to the curd and carrots.
- Serve garnished with coriander and mint.
- Note you can sprinkle the cayenne pepper on top instead of using it in the curd and omit the garnish with the green leaves.
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Mumbai, 0
<p>Am an avid baker and love cooking too. Live in Mumbai, India.</p>