Pomegranate Raita

Name: Pomegranate Raita
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 4-6
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 500 g natural or Greek yoghurt; 500 g natural or Greek yoghurt; ½ small cucumber, peeled and finely grated or chopped; 1 tbsp each finely chopped fresh mint and coriander; 1 tbsp each finely chopped fresh mint and coriander; 1 fresh green chilli, finely chopped; ½ small red onion, finely chopped; 2 tbsp pomegranate seeds; 1 tsp salt, or to taste; 1 tsp each chaat masala powder and ground cumin; 1 tsp each chaat masala powder and ground cumin

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
10 min

Appears in

Chilli & Mint

By Torie True

Published 2021

About

Raita is a refreshing yoghurt or curd condiment, which is great at cooling the palate when you are eating spicy food. The pomegranate seeds add pops of colour and sweetness. If you don’t have any to hand though, you could always replace them with diced tomatoes.

Ingredients

500 g natural or Greek yoghurt
½ small cucumber, peeled and finely grated or chopped
½

Asia
India
Condiment
Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Whisk the yoghurt in a bowl until smooth and then add all the other ingredients, holding back one tablespoon of the pomegranate seeds.
Taste to check the salt and spice levels.
To serve, scatter the raita with the remaining pomegranate seeds.