Raita is an inevitable accompaniment to have with any Biriyani. Today I show you how to make delicious and nutritious Carrot Raita.
Carrot Raita
Raita are yogurt-based accompaniment usually had with spicy rice dishes like Biriyani. There are various types of Raita. You can check our Cucumber Raita, Onion raita, Mango raita . All raita is similar in preparation with yogurt as the base. So, it is simple to make. Just add the veggie of your preference. Here I give you Carrot Raita, from the name you get the veggie I added here is Carrot. This is slightly different from other raita I made earlier as I added tempering in it to give a nutty taste.
How to make carrot raita
As I said earlier, it’s so easy to make. All you need is good, thick yogurt. Then mix salt and cumin powder. Adding cumin powder is purely optional to give a taste. If you do not have it, you can skip it. Then add grated carrots. in a pan, temper mustard seeds and curry leaves, and pour them into the raita. Mix it and serve it along with any spicy rice dish. I served this carrot raita with Mushroom Biriyani. You can also serve this with Fried Chicken Biriyani, Vegetable Biriyani.
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Carrot raita recipe
INGREDIENTS
Carrot – 1 medium-sized
Thick yogurt – 1 1/2 Cup
Cumin Powder – 1/2 Tsp
Salt – As required
To Temper
Oil – 1 tsp
Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves – few
METHOD
- Peel and grate the carrot.
- In a bowl, take yogurt. Mix in salt and cumin powder.
- Add the grated carrots and mix thoroughly.
- In a pan, heat oil.
- Crackle mustard seeds and add curry leaves.
- Pour this tempering into the yogurt mixture.
- Serve.
NOTES
- Cumin powder is totally optional but it gives a nice flavor to raita. So I usually add in all my raita. If you don’t have cumin powder, make your own by dry roasting some cumin in a pan and grinding it. You can store this powder in an airtight container for the future.
- Tempering is optional. If you do not want to temper just avoid it.
- I used coconut oil for tempering. You can use any vegetable oil.
Carrot Raita
Ingredients
- 1 No Carrot
- 1 12 Cup Yogurt
- 1/2 Tsp Cumin Powder
- Salt As required
To Temper
- 1 Tsp Oil
- 1/4 Tsp Mustard Seeds
- Curry Leaves Few
Instructions
- Peel and grate the carrot.
- In a bowl, take yogurt. Mix in salt and cumin powder.
- Add the grated carrots and mix thoroughly.
- In a pan,heat oil.
- Crackle mustard seeds and add curry leaves.
- Pour this tempering to the yogurt mixture.Serve.
Notes
- Cumin powder is totally optional but it gives nice flavor to raita. So I usually add in all my raita. If you don’t have cumin powder, make your own by dry roasting some cumin in a pan and grind it. You can store this powder in air tight container for future.
- Tempering is optional. If you do not want to temper just avoid it.
- I used coconut oil for tempering. You can use any vegetable oil.
Nutrition
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Sharing this recipe to Fiesta Friday this week co hosted by Laurena.
Oh! I didn’t realise there was anything other than cucumber raita Lathiya! How exciting – especially as you prepare the carrot beforehand too! I need to make curry now just to try this! 😀 Thanks for sharing this great recipe with us at Fiesta Friday this week.
Thank you so much
Looks delicious and tasty – thanks for sharing! 🙂
Thank you 😊
Sounds tasty and looks pretty easy
Thank you..Hope you try this
That raita looks yum. I often make it, but this recipe is different. Time to try this new version!
Thank you Sophie
carrot raita is an aromatic raita variation. Love it with any paratha or rice dishes. Just add some roasted peanut it will give some crunch.
That’s an interesting add..will try it… Thank you 😊
I am not much fan of carrots 🥕 but this Raita looks delicious 😋 will definitely try it out!
Thank you 😊