“Radish- Beetroot- Onion- Tomato- Carrot Raita (Curd Salad)” … simple- delicious- healthy salad that can be served as side dish with any dishes for lunch … Raita is a must in my home with Biryani, here is a simple one with a beautiful beet color that’s not only pleasing for the eyes but tasty too … Yummilicious …
** Raitas are an excellent accompaniment to lunch/ dinner with other spicy dishes especially with spicy biryani or pulavs. They are also lesser on calories while the nutrient levels are high making it that much more healthier to be served. Do try this simple raita prepared with addition of beetroot and radish, it tastes awesome, I served it with egg dum biryani and it was wonderful. I have written quite a lot about salad and there are plenty of combinations with and without addition of curds added too, you may browse through and choose any that you would love to try or that your family prefers, they are all healthy ones.
** Before you question, I would like to mention here that I sometimes keep them simple without seasoning/ tempering especially when serving with Biryani as they are slightly loaded with calories and I do not want to add on more by tempering the Raita. However, you can temper it with mustard seeds and curry leaves if desired. Actually tempering is optional to salads and chutney and over the years I keep it optional for health reasons. Just trying to lessen the amount of oil consumption. Having said that I must admit that a dish does taste good when tempered, so I leave the choice to you, you may or may not.
** Recipe for preparation of “Radish- Beetroot- Onion- Tomato- Carrot Raita (Curd Salad)” …
** Just peel off the skin of one large sized or 2 medium sized onions (piyavu/ kanda) and chop them into fine pieces. Put this in a wide bowl.
** Peel of the skin of one medium sized carrot (gajar), wash it under running water and then grate it on a large sized grater and add it to the sliced onions.
** Peel of the skin of one small sized beetroot, wash it under running water and then grate it on a large sized grater and add it to the sliced onions.
** ** Peel of the skin of one small sized or half of small radish (mullangi), wash it under running water and then grate it on a large sized grater and add it to the sliced onions.
** Finally, wash and wipe one large sized or two small sized tomatoes and chop them too into fine pieces and add into the bowl along with all other ingredients.
** Beat one cup of skimmed milk homemade curds (dahi/ yogurt) to smooth paste and add it into the bowl along with salt to taste and mix well.
** Add 5-6 finely chopped green chilies (tarni mirsanga/ hari mirchi), along with a tablespoon of hinga uddaka or hinga (asafoetida) powder and mix well.
** Note : You can also add about a teaspoon of grated ginger along with hing or as it is without addition of hing if desired too. Seasonings are always a matter of choices.
** Add handful of finely chopped coriander leaves (dhania/ kottambari pallo) and pudina (mint) leaves and mix all the ingredients together.
** Note : If the raita is too thick you can add some boiled and cooled water and mix it well. However, do not make the raita too thin, as raitas should always be thick. In addition, the ingredients of salad too leave some water, so if need be add only before serving.
** “Radish- Beetroot- Onion- Tomato- Carrot Raita (Curd Salad)” is done and ready to be served as an accompaniment with any dishes of your choice. Goes well with spicy pulav, biryani or also as an side dish in thali. One of the best way to make children eat salads are to make the colorful and appealing which they will eat it without a murmur.
** Note : If at all you have prepared this before hand, do put it in the fridge to avoid the dish going sour. You can prepare this a few hours before serving too and put it in fridge and serve later on, In which case just remove the raita about 20 minutes before serving time from the fridge and keep it aside for reach down to room temperature if need be.
** Always add salt just before serving and avoid doing so if serving at a later time or keeping it in fridge. Addition of salt always ferments dishes, that is the very reason we add salt to Idly batter while keeping overnight. An easy and quick recipe which will be loved by people who love curd dishes or salads or for those teenagers who are always weight conscious.
** There are many more “Salad/ Raita” dishes in the Blog, to which I am sharing a common link below, do browse through and try them out, they are all healthy and tasty ….
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