Dried Nuts Raita Recipe
This sweet and savory Dried Nuts Raita is loaded with the goodness of dry fruits and nuts. It will be a good addition to your festive or special meals. Here is how to make it.
Servings: 4 people
Ingredients
- 2 cups plain yogurt (dahi, curd)
- ¼ cup unsweetened heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- ½ teaspoon black salt
- ½ teaspoon regular salt or to taste
- ½ teaspoon roasted cumin powder
- 2 tablespoons ghee
- 1 tablespoons crushed cashew nuts
- 1 tablespoons crushed almonds
- 1 tablespoons chironji
- 1 tablespoons crushed walnuts
- 1 tablespoons crushed unsalted pistachio
- 1 tablespoons raisins
- mint leaves for garnishing
Instructions
- Whisk yogurt, cream, sugar, black salt, regular salt, and roasted cumin powder in a medium-size mixing bowl using a wire whisk until sugar is dissolved and yogurt is creamy. Set aside.
- Heat ghee in a small skillet over medium-high heat.
- When the ghee is hot, add almonds, cashew nuts, chironji, walnut, and pistachios and fry until slightly browned (1-2 minutes), stirring frequently.
- Add raisins and fry until they plump up (20-30 seconds).
- Pour the fried dry fruits and nuts along with the ghee over the yogurt and mix well. Save some of the fried dry fruits to garnish the raita later.
- If the raita is too thick, you can thin it down with some water or milk.
- Check for salt and add more if needed.
- Chill for 1-2 hours. Garnish with fresh mint and serve chilled.
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Notes
Always use whole milk yogurt (full-fat yogurt) for that perfect creamy texture.
Chironji is a seed used in Indian cooking. If it is not available, you can skip it.
Nutrition
Calories: 354kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 357mg | Potassium: 432mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 363IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 190mg | Iron: 1mg
