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Thursday, December 6, 2007

Pomegranate - Cucumber Raita


Here is a simple and refreshing raita prepared using juicy pearls of pomegranate and crunchy cucumbers.

Preparation:
This cool, yogurt dish is quite simple to prepare and takes only a couple of minutes if you have the ingredients ready.
Take a cup of thick yogurt and beat it with a spoon for a few seconds to get uniform consistency. Add a handful of pomegranate seeds, a handful of cucumber cubes (peeled and finely chopped cubes), a Tbsp of finely chopped cilantro and salt as needed.
Heat a tsp of oil and add 1/2 tsp of mustard seeds and a pinch of hing to it. When mustard seeds start to pop, remove and add it to the yogurt mixture. Stir well.
Either it can be served with rotis / pooris or can be eaten as a snack.
This raita tastes good when served cold and so, I refrigerate it for at least a couple of hours before serving. If you are left with any raita after serving, refrigerate it. It can be refrigerated maximum for a day since the yogurt goes sour.

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12 comments:

Rina said...

Hey, Suma, That looks real cool. A unique one. I'm not a fan of cucumber mixed with anything except raw. May be I can replace it with some other fruit or vegie.

remya said...

I love this raita... makes them often...very delicious rht....

Finla said...

it indeed looks really refreshing.

Anonymous said...

I love the look of this with the red. I so wish that pomegranates were in season here. VegeYum

Padmaja said...

Suma
I love fruity yoghurts!! Do u think i can resist this amazinf raitha? I never put these together but it looks absolutely yummy!!

Kribha said...

So refreshing and colorful. Looks very delicious.

Pooja said...

a comfort food i would say, and perfect for those warm days...
i love raita in any form , never tried it with pomogranate though.
ths picture looks wonderful :)
thanks for sharing dear .

Sagari said...

picture looks beautiful suma

ushaprashanth said...

Hi Suma!
Raita looks delicious!!! colorful too!!!

DEEPA said...

Hey suma ...this is awesome ...very refreshing and color is awesome .....

Shella said...

I really like anaar in raita a lot. Your pic looks so temptin

Vanamala Hebbar said...

Suma

Looks yummy!!! nice pic