Beetroot cucumber raita

A very comforting raita which is a combination of beetroot, cucumber and coriander leaves. It makes you happy and gives you a cool soothing effect. It tastes so new that you feel like having the whole dish yourself. I got this recipe from an old magazine and thought of sharing it with you.

Ingredients

• Curd - 1 & 1/2 cup
• Sugar - 1 tsp
• Beetroot - 1 small (grated and cooked)
• Salad cucumber - 1 diced
• Coriander leaves chopped - 2 tbsp
• Green chilli - 1 chopped
• Grated coconut - 1 tbsp (optional)
• Salt to taste

For tempering

• Oil - 1/2 tsp
• Cumin - 1/2 tsp
• Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp

Method

• Mix together curd, sugar and salt.
• To this add rest of the ingredients and mix well.
• Heat oil in pan. When hot, put in cumin and asafoetida stir and switch off the flame.
• Pour over raita and mix. Serve chilled.

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