Sprinkle cumin powder, black pepper powder and salt as required. Stir and mix well.
Add chopped coriander leaves (or 5-6 mint leaves).
Mix well.
While serving, garnish with few mint or coriander leaves.
Serve the Onion Raita with your Indian meals.
Making Tomato Raita
In a bowl, whisk the fresh chilled curd or yogurt until smooth.
Add the finely chopped tomatoes, mint leaves or coriander leaves or a mix of both, chopped green chilies, roasted cumin powder.
Season with black salt or regular salt according to your taste.
Mix everything evenly.
Serve the tomato raita immediately as a side dish with veg biryani or veg pulao. You can also serve this raita with any North Indian meal.
Making Onion Tomato Raita
Rinse the peeled onion, tomatoes, mint leaves and green chili.
Finely chop them.
Whisk the yogurt or curd in a bowl.
Add the finely chopped onions, tomatoes, mint leaves and green chilies to the whisked curd.
Add roasted cumin powder, red chili powder and salt.
Mix very well.
Garnish with few mint or coriander leaves. Serve the Onion Tomato Raita with biryani, pulao or dal-rice.
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Notes
If you want a slightly spicy raita, add more of the chopped green chilies or red chili powder or cayenne. But do not make the raita very spicy as raitas are generally mild and meant to accompany robust and spicy food.
Feel free to opt for any of the raita recipe depending on the ingredients you have.
Roasted ground cumin gives a nice nutty aroma and flavor to the raita. To make it, roast a few tablespoons or about ⅓ to ½ cup of cumin seeds in a small frying pan or skillet on a low heat until fragrant. Set aside to cool. Later grind them in a spice-grinder or mixer-grinder to a fine texture. Store in an air-tight jar in a cool dry place.
If you do not have roasted cumin powder, you can swap it with the regular cumin powder (ground cumin).
You can use mint leaves or coriander leaves (cilantro) for this raita. You can also choose to add fresh parsley instead of cilantro or mint.
Note that the approximate nutrition info is for 1 serving of onion raita only.