Radish is a low-calorie vegetable, rich in fiber and a gut friendly vegetable. Adding radish in diet helps in weight loss and keeps digestive system in good condition. One can eat tender raw radish or can prepare curry, sambar, parotta or raita using curd. Here is a simple recipe to prepare radish raita.

Ingredients:

1. Radish – Small cut- 2 cups
2. Red onion – 1
3. Green chilies -3
4. Coriander – ½ cup
5. Cumin – 1 tsp
6. Turmeric –1/2 tsp
7. Asafetida – a pinch
8. Salt – as per taste
9. Curd – 1cup
10. Water -1/2 cup
11. Seasoning – mustard, red chili, urad dal, oil

Preparation:

1. Wash and peel the radish skin and cut into small pieces.
2. Slit green chili into halves.
3. Crush cumin, green chili and coriander and add it to cut radish. Mix well.
4. Place a frying vessel on medium heat, add oil. To heated oil, add mustard, urad dal, red chili, and curry leaves.
5. Now add cut onion and fry. Add prepared radish mix. Continue cooking in oil for a minute. Now, add turmeric, salt followed by ½ cup water, close the lid. Let radish cook a little. Do not cook radish too much, for raita it should be a little crunchy. Turn off the heat and allow mix to cool.
6. Once the mix is cooled, add curd and little water to get raita consistency. Adjust salt as per your need.
7. Serve radish raita with rotis or rice dishes.

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