Simple raita, made with onions, coriander leaves, curd and green chilies. Onion raita is one of the most basic side dish eaten with a chicken biryani, veg biryani or pulao.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: Not specified
  • Total time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: 2
  • Category: Main Course
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • ½ cup onions (thinly sliced (1 small to medium onion))
  • 1 cup curd (thick fresh (dahi / yogurt) (adjust to suit your need))
  • 2 green chilies (chopped finely (or deseeded for low heat))
  • 1 tablespoon coriander leaves (chopped finely)
  • salt to taste

Method

  1. Rinse onions under running water. peel off the skin and rinse them again. Rinse green chilies. Add coriander leaves to a bowl filled with water. rinse and repeat the rinse. Drain them.
  2. Slice onions, chop chilies and coriander leaves, discarding the fibrous stalks.
  3. Add yogurt & salt to a bowl. Whisk the yogurt until smooth.
  4. Add onions, green chilies, coriander leaves to the bowl. Mix well. Taste test and add more salt if required.
  5. Optionally add more yogurt if you prefer more. Add more sliced onions if you prefer more onions. Serve onion raita with 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.