Aloo Raita Recipe / Potato Raita

    Aloo Raita recipe is a simple and easy-to-make North Indian side dish.Main ingredients used in this raita recipe are potatoes and curd. While potatoes are loaded with carbohydrates and starch, curd is a rich source of calcium.

               

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Aloo Raita

            

                                  Preparation Time : 10 min Cooking Time : 10 min

                       Serves: 2
Recipe Category: North 
Indian
Course:
Side dish, Raita
Author: Resmarani

INGREDIENTS OF ALOO RAITA

  • Thick Curd – 1 cup
  • Aloo – 2 small Boiled,small cube cut
  • Roasted Jeera Powder – 1/4 tsp(optional)
  • Onion-1chopped
  • Tomato-1 chopped
  • Coconut-1/4 cup,grated
  • Green chili-3 chopped
  • Salt – to taste
    (you also add chili powder,chat masala-for more flavor)

Preparation

Steps of Aloo Raita recipe:

1.Pressure cook potatos for 3-4 whistles until soft but not too mushy.You should be able to cut into cubes thats the correct stage.Set it aside.

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2.Take curd in a bowl.Whisk it well.

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3.In a mixing bowl take all ingredients and mix properly.


4.Garnish with pomegranate seed /coriander leaves.

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Serve with pulao / biriyani.

A Quick Summary:

 INGREDIENTS

  • Thick Curd – 1 cup
  • Aloo – 2 small Boiled,small cube cut
  • Roasted Jeera Powder – 1/4 tsp(optional)
  • Onion-1chopped
  • Tomato-1 chopped
  • Coconut-1/4 cup,grated
  • Green chili-3 chopped
  • Salt – to taste
    (you also add chili powder,chat masala-for more flavor)

Directions:

1.Pressure cook potato for 3-4 whistles until soft but not too mushy.You should be able to cut into cubes thats the correct stage.Set it aside.
2.Take curd in a bowl.Whisk it well.
3.In a mixing bowl take all ingredients and mix properly.
4.Garnish with pomegranate seed /coriander leaves.

Serve with pulao / biriyani.

Health benefits of Potatoes

  1. Potatoes soothe stomach and duodenum ulcers and reduce stomach acidity.
  2. Potatoes are rich in Antioxidants which protect your cells against free radical damage. Free radicals are highly reactive compounds that can damage your cells .
  3. potatoes can regulate blood pressure.
  4. The alpha lipoic acid, a co enzyme present in the potatoes can help boost overall cognitive health.
  5. Potatoes help to remove Dark Circles and Puffy ( Source- ndtv.com)

 

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