Yogurt Raitas And Pachadis Recipes

RAITA (CUCUMBER AND YOGURT SALAD)

Steps:

• In a bowl combine all the ingredients.

INDIAN CUCUMBER AND YOGURT SALAD: CUCUMBER RAITA

Steps:

• Whisk the yogurt until smooth. Add the rest of the ingredients, plus a little freshly ground black pepper if you like. Stir, chill, and serve.

CUCUMBER RAITA

Steps:

• Stir together the cucumber, yogurt, lemon juice, mint, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Cover and refrigerate at least 3 hours, preferably overnight.

CUCUMBER YOGHURT RAITA

Steps:

• Combine cucumber, spring onion, garlic, ginger, mint, lemon juice and yoghurt in a bowl.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes to allow flavours to blend.
• Sprinkle over cumin seeds just before serving and serve chilled.

BASIC CUCUMBER PACHADIS

Steps:

• 1. Place the cucumbers, cilantro, and salt in a serving bowl, and fold in the yogurt until just incorporated.2. Heat the oil in a small nonstick saucepan over medium-high heat and add the cumin and mustard seeds they should splutter upon contact with the hot oil, so cover the pan and lower the heat until the spluttering subsides. Add 5 of the curry leaves and the green chili peppers and stir about 1 minute. Transfer the seasonings to the yogurt bowl and fold in gently. Lightly crumble the remaining 3 curry leaves to release their aroma, and add them to the pachadi as a garnish. Serve.From "1,000 Indian Recipes." Copyright 2002 by Neelam Batra. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

* YOGURT RAITAS AND PACHADIS

Steps:

• BASIC RAITAS Simple Salt and Pepper Raita Summer Iced Raita Ginger and Scallion Raita Crushed Lemon Pickle RaitaVEGETABLE RAITAS Potato Raita with Roasted Cumin and Black Peppercorns Potato Raita with Puréed Greens Potato and Beet Raita Beet and Scallion Raita Tomato Raita with Fresh Mint Leaves Cucumber and Radish Raita Mustard Seed Raita Sprouted Beans and Vegetable Raita Kashmiri Morel Mushroom RaitaRAITAS WITH HERBS AND GREENS Fresh Spinach Raita with Ginger-Lime Pickle Frozen Spinach Raita Sautéed Spinach Raita Spicy Raita with Lamb's Quartets Puréed Watercress Raita Crumbled Tofu and Mint Chutney Raita Creamy Tofu Raita with Fresh GreensGRILLED OR ROASTED VEGETABLE RAITAS Roasted Bell Pepper Raita Traditional Grilled Eggplant Raita Garlicky Roasted Chinese Eggplant Raita Pan-Roasted Eggplant Raita with Sesame Seeds Grilled Zucchini and Pearl Onion RaitaFRESH AND DRIED FRUIT RAITAS Dried Fruit Raita Mango Raita with Fresh Ginger Mango Chutney Raita Banana Raita Mandarin Orange RaitaDUMPLING RAITAS Traditional Raita with Softened Chickpea Batter Drops Raita with Crispy Chickpea Batter Drops Raita with Chickpea Flour Pancakes Simple Mung Bean Croquettes Raita Spicy Mung Bean Croquettes Raita with Sonth Chutney Traditional Urad Dal Croquettes Raita Crispy Urad Dal Croquettes in YogurtMEAT RAITAS Shredded Chicken Raita Ground Lamb RaitaSOUTH INDIAN PACHADIS Basic Cucumber Pachadi Tomato and Cucumber Pachadi with Asafoetida Tomato, Cucumber, and Onion Yogurt Yogurt with Sautéed Tomatoes and Coconut Yogurt with Fried Green Tomato Chutney Yogurt with Mashed Potato and Fresh Cilantro Chopped Salad with Yogurt Yogurt with Pumpkin and Tamarind Yogurt with Pressed Rice Flakes Spicy Yogurt with Mango and Coconut Yogurt with Sautéed Ripe Banana Yogurt with Green Papaya and CoconutFrom "1,000 Indian Recipes." Copyright 2002 by Neelam Batra. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.