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Chenopodium Raita or Bathua Raita





Ingredients:


  • 50 gm Bathua or Chenopodium
  • 120 gm Curd
  • 1 Green Chilli
  • 1 tsp Salt
For Tempering:
  • 1 tbsp Oil
  • A Pinch of Asafoetida 
  • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds

Method:

  • Wash bathua leaves thoroughly under water.
  • Blanch it in boiling water for 2 minutes by covering it with lid or plate.
  •  Let it cool for some time and blend it to form fine paste.
  • Make paste of salt and green chilli.
  • Mix bathua paste, curd and chilli paste.
  • Now whisk the mixture thoroughly so that no lumps will left.
  • Add water as per your preference if you want raita to be liquidy and whisk well.
For Tempering:

  • Heat oil in tempering spoon and add asafoetida and cumin seeds.
  • When cumin starts crackling then pour this over the prepared raita and cover it with plate so that its aroma stays inside.
  • Garnish it with Degi Mirch or Red Chilli Powder.
  • Serve it with Rice or Paratha.

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