We are on a short trip to India to attend a family function. Enjoying a long awaited break in bright sunny days with clear blue sky. But scorching heat has drained and squeezed us to the full. After a series of feasts in a row here at my hometown, it is now time to consume rice with something really simple and comforting side dish. Scheming a raita recipe that is simple but tasty at the same time.
A snakegourd with creamy yoghurt, salt and green chilly can be turned in to very tasty raita in minutes. Snakegourd raita can be made when you are running short of time and have no patience to chop one vegetable after another and see how a simple food can taste so delicious.
Snakegourd raita is in line with aloo raita in terms of recipe. But the ginger hint given in latter to reduce gas and help digestion is absent in this raita. Rest of the procedure remains intact. Cooked snakegourd pieces can also be blended with yoghurt as is, instead of grinding. Move on to the recipe now.
Snakegourd Raita Recipe
Ingredients
- Snakegourd- half or 1 cup snakegourd cubes
- Curds - 1/2 cup
- Green chilly- 1 no.
- Salt- 1/2 tsp or to taste
- Asafoetida- A pinch
Seasoning Ingredients
- Cooking oil - 1 tsp
- Mustard seeds- 1/4 tsp
- Split black gram lentil- 1/4 tsp
- Broken red chilly- 1 no.
- Curry leaves- few
Instructions
Preparation
- Wash snakegourd with enough water and chop it in to 1/2 inch pieces.
Method
- Cook snakegourd pieces adding water enough to immerse them. The pieces should turn soft after cooking. Let it cool.
- Transfer the cooked snakegourd, green chilly and salt in to mixer. Grind in to smooth paste.
- Now mix the ground paste with whisked curds. Include asafoetida and stir.
- Heat a seasoning pan adding oil, mustard seeds, split black gram lentil, red chilly and curry leaves. When mustard seeds pop up, switch off the flame and add it to snakegourd raita.
- Comforting snakegourd raita is ready to serve as a combo with rice.
Note:
- Instead of grinding, you can directly mix cooked snakegourd pieces with curds. Chopped green chilly can be added later.
- To enhance flavor add a pinch of roasted cumin powder.
