Bathua Raita

Bathua raita is a healthy, delicious and quick recipe. Raita is one of the most preferred accompaniment and can be made with various variations. This is an easy-to-make recipe which is prepared with Bathua leaves, curd. Bathua leaves are very nutritious and a rich source of iron, vitamins and fibres. It can be served with stuffed parathas, biryani or pulao. Ok so let’s make this recipe.

Course:   Side Dish
Cuisine:   North Indian
Prep Time:    5 minutes
Cook Time:    10 minutes
Servings:   2

Ingredients:

1 small bunch of bathua
2 cup curd
½ tsp black salt
½ tsp bhuna jeera (roasted cumin seeds)
¼ tsp red chilli powder

Instructions:

Step 1-

Pick fresh and green leaves from stems. Wash them in running water so that all dust has removed. Add them in a pressure cooker along with 2 cup water and boil. Once the bathua leaves are cooked, drain and cool them. Grind them in to a grinder.

Step 2-

Take curd into a bowl. Add bathua paste. Whisk the mixture using a hand mixer or blender. Pour into bowl. Add black salt, red chilli powder and bhuna jeera. Mix well. Serve with paratha or biryani.

Tips:

This raita may be tempered with heeng and jeera. For this heat oil in a pan and add jeera and heeng. When jeera splutters, add into raita.

Try other raita recipes:

Boondi ka Raita      Palak Raita