Onion Tomato Raita recipe is yogurt combined with onion, tomato, and green chili. This raita is an easy, simple, and commonly made side dish in India that goes with pulao, biryani, and any other Indian rice.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: Not specified
  • Total time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: 2
  • Category: Side Dish
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • 1 cup yogurt (or curd)
  • 1/3 cup onion (finely chopped (about 1 small onion))
  • 1/3 cup tomato (finely chopped (about 1 small tomato))
  • 1 green chili (finely chopped)
  • 2 tablespoons coriander leaves (cilantro) (finely chopped)
  • 1/2 teaspoon roasted cumin (jeera) powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon black salt ((or salt))
  • water (as needed for thinning the curd (optional))

Method

  1. Whisk yogurt (or curd) in a large mixing bowl until it’s smooth and consistent.
  2. Add onions, tomatoes, green chilies, coriander leaves, roasted jeera powder, and black salt. Mix everything well.
  3. Serve the onion tomato raita chilled with pulao, biryani.

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.