Herbal Raita

Every individual is now conscious of healthy eating — but our taste buds do not want insipid and nutritive food. Here are some lunchtime recipes, which are not only a delight to the taste buds — but are also rich sources of nutrients.



Ingredients:

Beaten thick curds 1¼ cups
Chopped coriander leaves 1 cup
Coconut ½ cup
Ghee or oil ½ tsp
Green chilli ½ tsp
Pepper pods ½ tsp
Cumin seeds ½ tsp
Salt ½ to ¾ tsp
Mustard seeds ¼ tsp

Method:

• Heat half a tablespoon of ghee or oil, in a pan, and fry the coriander leaves along with the chilli, pepper and cumin seeds, till you get an aroma.
• Add the coconut, salt and curds, and grind into a smooth mixture. Keep aside in a bowl.
  Heat the remaining ghee or oil and the mustard seeds. When the seeds splutter, pour it into the raitha — serve this herbal raitha with steaming rice.
• A similar raitha can be made with tender curry leaves, or any other tender edible leaves, like mango, lime, guava and pomegranate. In that case, use only two or three tablespoons of the leaves.
• Coriander leaves are food for digestion, especially for cases of anorexia and biliousness.