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Makhana Raita

Makhana raita is a healthy raita made with phool makhana, yogurt, spices and coriander leaves.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 3 to 4
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • 1 cup fresh chilled yogurt (curd)
  • ⅔ cup makhana (phool makhana or fox nut or eurayle ferox)
  • ¼ teaspoon red chili powder
  • ½ teaspoon roasted cumin powder
  • 1 pinch garam masala
  • 2 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves
  • black salt or rock salt or regular salt as required

Instructions

preparation
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  1. Heat a small frying pan or kadai/wok and add 2/3 cup phool makhana in it.
  2. On a low flame dry roast the phool makhana till they become crunchy and crisp. Stir at intervals while roasting. Take them in a plate and allow to cool.
  3. Then coarsely crush them with a rolling pin in a zip lock bag or in a mixer or dry grinder.
making makhana raita
  1. Whisk 1 cup fresh chilled curd (yogurt) in a bowl.
  2. Spice the curd with 1/4 tsp red chili powder, 1/2 tsp roasted cumin powder & a pinch of garam masala powder. Season also with black salt. Stir very well.
  3. Then add the coarsely crushed phool makhana in the spiced curd.
  4. Add 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves.
  5. Stir and serve phool makhana raita immediately. If you chill the raita further, it thickens slightly. So you can add some water to thin the raita.

Notes

  • The recipe can be easily scaled to make a bigger or smaller batch.
  • You can adjust the quantity of spices as per your taste.