Coconut Raita
Coconut Raita is one of my favorite raitas. It goes very well with sambar rice and also with dry vegetable curries. This is a South Indian raita recipe. This quick, easy yogurt-based salad is filling, and is best in small doses, as the coconut can be quite rich.
Servings: 2-4
Cooking Time:5 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 cup coconut, freshly grated
- 2 cups plain yogurt
- Salt to taste
For Seasoning
- 1 green chilli, finely cut
- 3-4 curry leaves
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds (rai)
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
- 1 tsp vegetable oil
Preparation
- In a medium bowl, mix the coconut, plain yogurt, and salt.
- Heat oil in a small pan. Add the mustard and cumin seeds. As the seeds start to pop, add the green chillies and fry for a second. Add the curry leaves and fry for a second.
- Pour the seasoning over the yogurt. Stir it in after it cools a bit.
- Serve the coconut raita with rice and any dry vegetable curry or sambar.
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