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Onion Raita Recipe or Pyaz ka Raita Recipe

Onion raita looks amazing due to the onion and fragrance of roasted cumin seeds powder.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 3 People

Ingredients

  • 300 ml curd/yogurt nicely whisked
  • 3 small sized onion finally chopped
  • Half teaspoon cumin seeds roasted and crushed
  • Half teaspoon Kala namak
  • Half teaspoon Black pepper powder
  • Half teaspoon Red chilly powder
  • Salt according to taste

Ingredients for Tadka Style Raita

  • 1 tablespoon cooking oil
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seed

For garneshing

  • coriander leaves chopped
  • 5-6 mint leaves

Instructions

Raw onion raita recipe

  • Put curd/yogurt in bowl and whisk it until it smooth
    onion raita recipe step by step photo
  • Add 3 small sized finally chopped onions int it.
    chopped onion in onion raita
  • Add 2 finally chopped green chilies, 1/2 teaspoon kala namak, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper powder, half teaspoon red chilly powder, salt according to taste. Mix all ingredients very well. 
    ingredients in onion raita
  • Add half teaspoon roasted cumin seed powder (bhuna jira powder)
    cumin seeds in onion raita recipe
  • Add 1 tablespoon of chopped coriander leaves in it and mix it well.

Recipe of Tadka style raita

  • Put cooking oil in pan and heat it.
    heat oil for onion raita recipe
  • Add 1 teaspoon cumin seed and roast it until it color changes to light brown. 
    cumin seeds in hot oil for onion raita
  • Add chopped onions and green chilies and roast it little until its color changes to light brown.
    chopped onion green chilies for onion raita recipe
  • Add 1/2 teaspoon kala namak, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper powder, half teaspoon red chilly powder, salt according to taste. Mix all ingredients very well. 
    spices in onion raita tadka
  • Turn off the gas stove and remove it from gas. And put it on a bowl and let it rest until it cools down.
    tadka for onion raita
  • Now add whisked yogurt in it and mix it well.
    onion raita with tadka style
  • Garnish it with coriander leaves and serve it.  
    onion raita

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Notes

  1. If you want to increase the spiciness of raita, then you can add more green chillies or red chilly powder.
  2. You can make a paste of green chillies and this into raita it will make create even spiciness in raita.
  3. Coriander leaves or mint leaves are optional. You can use any one of them or both of them for garnishing.
  4. You can add chat masala to it for adding a little tangy flavour to it. It enhances the taste of it. 
  5.  Some people don't like thick raita. If you want less thick raita. Then you can add little water to it.