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    Home » Salad/Raita/Chutney

    Published: Mar 7, 2011 · Modified: Nov 29, 2019 by Usha Rao

    BM#3 Day 5: Beetroot Raita

    For the 5th day of the marathon, I am here to share a raita recipe I tried from US Masala. I love raitas and try to make it various vegetables.  I have already shared tomato raita, brinjal raita, spinach raita, cabbage raita and onion raita. 

    As I was going through US Masala blog, I came across assortment of raitas.  She had an assortment of spinach, cucumber mint, beetroot and boondi raita.  The last two raitas are new to me and decided to try beetroot raita.  I followed the recipe as given except for chili powder.  I cut down a little on the chili powder as I am not use to it in raitas.

    Look at that lovely pink  beets raita, the pink on the napkin and the pink border!  I am thinking pink today, aren't I?  This riata is making it's grand entry to Monthly Mingle: Think Pink an event started by Meeta.   This also goes to Priya's Tried and Tasted started by Zlamushka, taken over by Lakshmi and Celebrating Blogging & Bloggers.

    Beetroot raita

    Source: US Masala
    Total Time: 7 – 12 minutes
    Preparation: 5 – 10 minutes
    Cooking Time: 1 ½ minutes

    Ingredients:

    • ½ cup diced Beetroot
    • ¼ cup Water (you would need less than that)
    • 1 cup Yogurt
    • ⅛ tsp. Chili Powder
    • ¼ - ½ tsp. Salt
    • 1 tsp. Sugar (I did not use it)
    • ½ tsp. Cumin Powder
    • 1 tsp. Oil
    • ½ tsp. Mustard Seeds
    • ½ Urad Dal
    • 3-4 Curry Leaves
    • 1 tsp. Sesame Seeds

    Preparation:

    • In a microwave safe bowl, take diced beetroot, some water (I used ¼ cup water and that was too much) and cook it for 1 ½ minutes. Let it cool.
    • In a serving bowl take yogurt and beat it lightly with salt, chili powder and cumin powder. Then add cooked beetroot.
    • In a small skillet or a pan, heat the oil for tempering. When oil is hot, add the mustard seeds and urad dal. When the seeds splutter, add curry leaves and sesame seeds. When the sesame seeds turn light brown, remove from heat and let the tempering cool.
    • Add it to yogurt mixture, mix everything together and refrigerate it until ready to serve.

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    1. Krithi says

      April 03, 2011 at 11:05 pm

      So attractive and colorful... Sooper clicks..

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    2. Sarah, Maison Cupcake says

      March 16, 2011 at 6:51 am

      That's definitely pink, sounds like a great dip. Thanks for submitting to Monthly Mingle.

      Reply
    3. kanthi says

      March 10, 2011 at 5:06 am

      Usha garu,beet root raitha looks pleasantly colourful..

      Reply
    4. Padma says

      March 08, 2011 at 3:11 pm

      Nice color. Healthy and creamy raita.

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    5. aipi says

      March 08, 2011 at 1:55 pm

      Beautiful color.. this is my favorite! Thanks a lor trying n liking it dear 🙂

      US Masala

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    6. Preety says

      March 08, 2011 at 1:48 pm

      raita looks so awesome

      Reply
    7. Pavani says

      March 08, 2011 at 10:04 am

      What a colorful raita. I like beetroot, but the family doesn't like it, I'll be trying this for myself pretty soon.

      Reply
    8. Gayathri says

      March 08, 2011 at 9:42 am

      Looks so yummy...lovely click

      Reply
    9. Smitha says

      March 08, 2011 at 8:46 am

      yummy raita....love the color!
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    10. Harini-Jaya Rupanagudi says

      March 08, 2011 at 8:41 am

      very colorful and attractive presentation!

      Reply
    11. Champa says

      March 08, 2011 at 4:34 am

      Looks very colorful. I liked the napkin a lot.

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      • MySpicyKitchen says

        March 08, 2011 at 5:20 am

        That is my favorite napkin, brings so much color to the picture.

        Reply
    12. Srivalli says

      March 08, 2011 at 4:09 am

      Lovely colour Usha

      Reply
    13. Priya says

      March 08, 2011 at 1:18 am

      Wat a bright and colourful beet raita..

      Reply
    14. divya says

      March 07, 2011 at 11:45 pm

      wow....wht a colour yaar....wonderful recipe...yet to try such recipes....

      Reply
    15. Savitha says

      March 07, 2011 at 11:42 pm

      colourful beetroot raitha...very apt for biriyanis.

      Reply
    16. Jayashree says

      March 07, 2011 at 11:42 pm

      Lovely colour.

      Reply

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