Pineapple Raita Recipe

Raita is a salad made either of fruits or vegetables to which curd is added. Chunks of fresh pineapple make this raita a real treat!

Ingredients:

  • 1 medium sized pineapple
  • 300ml thick set curd
  • 6tsps sugar
  • Salt
  • 2 green chillies crushed
  • Coriander leaves

Method :
Slice the pineapple into bite sized pieces. Churn the curd. Add half a glass of water, salt, sugar and crushed green chillies. Drop in the pineapple pieces and garnish with coriander leaves.

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Garden Salad Recipe

This salad has all the colours of a garden hence the name!!! Colourful bell peppers compete with pomegranate and cheese to look their lively best!

Ingredients :

One bowl each of the following :

  • Red bell pepper
  • Green bell pepper
  • Yellow bell pepper
  • Pomegranate seeds
  • Cucumber
  • Tomato
  • Onion
  • A few sprigs of coriander leaves
  • A cube of cheese grated
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Method :

Slice the bell peppers and onion lengthwise. Cube the tomatoes and cucumber. Chop the coriander leaves. Mix everything together. Add the pomegranate seeds, salt and pepper, toss and sprinkle with grated cheese.

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Kuchumber Recipe

Kosambari, kuchumber or koshimbir as it is called, is popular with dal rice, roti or even adds instant pep to a dry kurmura bhel.

Ingredients :

  • 1 small cucumber
  • 1 tomato
  • 1 onion
  • A few sprigs coriander leaves
  • Salt
  • 1 green chilly
  • Juice of half a lemon

Method :

Deskin the cucumber and chop it fine. Chop the tomato, onion and coriander leaves fine too. Mince the green chilly and crush it with salt. Add the chopped vegetables and mix well. Drizzle with lemon juice and toss. Serve immediately.

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Boondi Raita Recipe

Boondi raita is an accompaniment to Theplas, Parathas and even to Biryani or Pulao.

Ingredients :

  • 250 ml thick curds/yoghurt
  • 1 small bowl Boondi
  • Chilly powder
  • Jeerapowder
  • Pepper powder
  • Chat masala
  • Sugar
  • Salt
  • Coriander leaves

Method:
Churn the curds. Add half a glass of water to it. Add all the above mentioned ingredients as per requirement and mix well. Serve with roti, pulao Biryani or as a meal by itself!!!

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