Tomato Raita (Yoghurt)
Tamatar Raita
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
- Beat the yoghurt lightly, stir in salt and black pepper.
- Heat oil in a small pan.
- Add mustard seeds and curry leaves and let the seeds splutter.
- Add tomatoes, green chillies. Stir-fry on high heat for 2-3 minutes or until the fat separates from the sides of the pan.
- Cool.
- Add this mixture to the yoghurt and mix lightly.
- 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.