Anjula Devi

Banana Raita

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    475

    ml
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      10 min

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15-Minute Indian: One-pan recipes using minimal steps and ingredients
15-Minute Indian

By Anjula Devi

Published 2025

  • About

Creamy smooth coconut yoghurt and banana: you may be thinking ‘does that even work’? This raita takes me right back to my childhood, when my dad would smother it over piping hot rotis. Nowadays, I love to serve this really well chilled with hot savoury rice dishes.

Ingredients

  • 2 large unripe bananas
  • Small handful of fresh coriander (cilantro)
  • 1 tsp

Method

  1. Slice the bananas.
  2. Chop the fresh coriander.
  3. Put the cumin seeds and desiccated coconut in a dry pan on a low heat. Roast gently until the coconut is lightly golden – this should take about 2 minutes.
  4. Remove from the heat and place in a bowl.
  5. Now add the banana to the same bowl.
  6. Add the coconut yoghurt, lime zest and juic