Fresh, bright, and straightforward to put together, pudina raita recipe | mint raita recipe | raita recipe is a vegetarian Indian raita made with fistful pudina / mint leaves, thick fresh curd / yogurt, and kashmiri chilli powder / mirchi powder in about 7 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Cook time: 2 minutes
- Total time: 7 minutes
- Yield: 2 Servings
- Category: raita
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- fistful pudina / mint leaves
- 1 cup thick fresh curd / yogurt (whisked)
- ½ tsp kashmiri chilli powder / mirchi powder
- ½ tsp roasted cumin powder
- salt to taste
Method
- firstly, take a fistful of mint / pudina leaves a small blender.
- furthermore, add 1 tbsp of curd / yogurt. avoid adding water to prevent raita from turning watery.
- blend mint to smooth paste. add extra curd / water if required.
- transfer the blend pudina paste into a large mixing bowl.
- further, add thick curd to it.
- also add chilli powder, roasted cumin powder and salt.
- give a good mix making sure the spices are mixed well.
- finally, serve the mint raita or pudina raita along 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.
