Boondi Raita is a healthy and delicious accompaniment made with yogurt and small fried balls made of chickpea flour and it goes very well with Indian meals.
Boondi Raita (Boondi Ka Raita)
Course: Main CourseCuisine: IndianDifficulty: MediumServings
4
servingsPrep time
10
minutesCooking time
20
minutesIngredients
For Boondi:
1½ cup besan / gram flour
¼ tsp salt
1 cup water
1 tbsp oil
oil for frying
For Raita:
½ cup boondi, homemade / store bought
1 cup warm water
1 cup curd / yogurt
¼ tsp cumin powder / jeera powder
¼ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
¼ tsp salt
2 tbsp coriander, finely chopped
Directions
- Firstly, take ½ cup boondi in a bowl. Use homemade boondi or store bought boondi.
- Soak in 1 cup warm water for 10 minutes.
- Drain off the boondi and squeeze off the water gently. Keep aside.
- In a small bowl take 1 cup curd, ¼ tsp cumin powder, ¼ tsp chilli powder and ¼ tsp salt.
- Whisk and mix making sure a smooth silky consistency curd is attained.
- Add in soaked boondi and mix well and also add 2 tbsp coriander and mix well. Top with boondi before serving.
- Finally, enjoy boondi raita with pulao, biryani and paratha.
