Boondi ka Raita is a delicious raita recipe made yogurt, small fried chickpea flour balls and spices.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: Not specified
- Total time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 2
- Category: Side Dish
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- 1 cup plain yogurt (curd)
- 1/2 cup boondi (chickpea flour pearls)
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin (jeera) powder
- 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper powder
- 1/4 teaspoon chat masala (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar (or jaggery) (optional)
- black salt (or salt) (as per taste)
- 1 tablespoon coriander leaves (finely chopped)
Method
- Soak the boondi in hot water for 2-3 minutes. Then, gently squeeze the boondi between your palms to remove excess water and oil. This step helps to make the boondi less oily and more enjoyable. You can skip this step and add dry boondis directly to the yogurt.
- Whisk the yogurt (curd) in a large mixing bowl until smooth. If the yogurt is too thick, add ¼ cup of water and whisk again until you achieve the desired consistency.
- Add spices like roasted jeera powder, red chili powder, chaat masala powder, black pepper powder, sugar, black salt, and coriander leaves. Mix it very well.
- Next, add soaked boondi and mix well.
- Serve chilled with vegetable biryani or pulao.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.