Bathua Raita Recipe
Bathua Raita Recipe is a raita made out of a green leafy vegetable called 'Bathua'. Although this a winter green, it is now pretty much available all through the year.
Ingredients
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1-1/2 cups Bathua leaves
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washed
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1-1/2 cups Curd (Dahi / Yogurt)
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2 Green Chillies
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finely chopped
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1/2 Ginger
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finely chopped
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1/2 teaspoon Black Salt (Kala Namak)
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1/2 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera)
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roasted
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1/4 teaspoon Black pepper powder
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1/2 teaspoon Oil
Instructions
Step 1
To begin making the Bathua Raita Recipe, first wash and chop the bathua leaves and place them in a bowl
Step 2
Heat oil in a pan over medium heat and sauté the bathua leaves until soft and tender and allow it to cool
Step 3
You could either blend the bathua to a coarse paste or add the cooked bathua leaves directly to the bowl of yogurt
Step 4
In this recipe I have blended the bathua leaves in a blender once it cooled down
Step 5
Into a mixing bowl, add the yogurt, chopped green chillies, ginger, black salt, cumin powder and black pepper powder
Step 6
Whisk well to combine until mixed evenly
Step 7
Finally add the chopped bathua or pureed bathua and give it a stir
Step 8
Check salt and adjust the taste of Bathua Raita accordinglyServe the chilled Bathua Raita Recipe along with Masala Lachha Paratha , Aloo Gobi Sabzi, Peas Pulao and Gajar Ka Halwa Recipe and make a delicious weekend meal