Mamta's Kitchen - A Family Cookbook





Tomato Raita (Yoghurt)

Tamatar Raita

Mamta Gupta

Indian Main Vegetarian

Easy to make and tasty.

Serves 4-6

Ingredients

  • 2 cups yoghurt
  • 1/2 tsp. salt, adjust to taste
  • 1/2 tsp. black pepper, ground
  • 2 large tomatoes, de-seeded and finely chopped
  • 2 green chillies-chopped
  • 1 tbsp. cooking oil of choice
  • 1/2 tsp. of mustard seeds
  • 5-6 curry leaves (meetha neem)

Instructions

  1. Beat the yoghurt lightly, stir in salt and black pepper.
  2. Heat oil in a small pan.
  3. Add mustard seeds and curry leaves and let the seeds splutter.
  4. Add tomatoes, green chillies. Stir-fry on high heat for 2-3 minutes or until the fat separates from the sides of the pan.
  5. Cool.
  6. Add this mixture to the yoghurt and mix lightly.
  7. Serve chilled.

Notes

  • Variations:
  • You can serve the raita without tempering - add uncooked, finely chopped tomatoes to the yoghurt at step one and temper the raita with mustard and curry leaves only.
  • Also see A Collection of Raita Recipes.
This recipe was originally created Jul 31, 2004 and last updated Jun 6, 2024

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