One of my favourite things in the world to eat is raita. I can eat raita anytime of day even for breakfast. For those who don't know, raita is basically curd with something added to it. It could be diced vegetables, boondi, fruits or even just plain spices.
The softness of the curd combined with the crunch of the vegetables contrasts beautifully and creates magic in your mouth. I love my raita cold and crunchy. My preference for seasoning is black salt and freshly roasted ground jeera.
Have given below some of my favourite raitas. These are perfect for summer and great when you are on a diet (just re-started mine).
Mix vegetable raita - I like to cut small dices of cucumber, tomato, onion, green chillies and coriander. I sometimes add ginger and give a tadka of mustard seeds and kadi patta. Season the dahi with black salt and freshly roasted ground jeera
Pomegranate raita - This is another favourite of mine. My mom made this for the first time a few years ago and we all fell in love. You basically just combine pomegranate and freshly chopped mint in cold dahi and season with salt and black pepper. Its delicious!
Bathue ka raita - Bathua, which is also called "White goose-foot" is a nutritious leafy vegetable of the beetroot and palak family (i.e. Chenopodiaceae) I have posted a picture of the same. I love this raita and really haven't had it anywhere else but at my home, its a great way to add greens to your diet. You boil the leaves for a few minutes and then drain them. Chop them roughly and once cool you add them to beaten curd and spice it up with freshly roasted ground jeera and black salt. Its great with pulav or parathas
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