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Coconut Raita

Coconut Raita

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Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: 15 Minutes Recipe
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Calories: 300kcal
Author: Aayushi Patel

Ingredients

For Coconut Raita

  • 1 Cup Shredded Coconut
  • 3/4 Cup Plain Yogurt
  • 1/4 Cup Water
  • 2 Tsp Sugar
  • 1/2 Tsp Salt
  • 1 Tsp Kashmiri Red Chili Powder

For Tempering

  • 1/2 Tbsp Peanut Oil
  • 1 Tsp Mustard Seeds
  • 1 Tsp Cumin Seeds
  • 1 Slit Thai Green Chili
  • 7-8 Fresh Curry Leaves

Instructions

  • Add Yogurt to a bowl, whisk it until smooth.
  • Now add water to adjust the consistency. Whisk it until water combines nicely with yogurt.
  • Add red chili powder, salt and sugar along with freshly shredded coconut to the yogurt. If you are using frozen coconut read notes under Ingredients section in the blog.
  • Mix it all well with a spoon.

Prepare the Tempering

  • Add oil to a small sauce pan.
    once hot add mustard seeds. Once they start to crackel add cumin seeds, slit green chilies. Turn off the stove and add curry leaves.
  • Add the tempering to the raita and keep it refrigerated until serving
  • Serve chilled with parathas, dhoklas, idlis, dosas or as a cold salad

Nutrition

Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 300kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 30g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 1472mg | Potassium: 617mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 52g | Vitamin A: 914IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 218mg | Iron: 4mg