Bablimas raita - Spiced yogurt with pomelo.
A refreshing twist to the raita collection is the slightly sweet one with pomelo.
Equipment
- mixing bowls and spoons.
Ingredients
For the spiced yogurt
- 1 cup low fat yogurt whisked
- 1/4 tsp chaat masala
- 1/8 tsp salt adjust to taste
- 1/4 tsp red chilli powder
- 1/4 tsp roasted cumin powder
Fruit and herbs.
- 1/2 cup pomelo peeled and cleaned
- 1 tsp coriander leaves chopped
- 1/2 tsp mint leaves chopped
Instructions
To prepare the spiced yogurt.
- Into a bowl add the yogurt, salt, cumin powder, chaat masala, red chilli powder.
- Whisk this mix together till they are a smooth.
- Set it aside till needed.
The fruit and herb addition.
- Peel and separate the arils of pomelo and remove all the white membrane.
- Add this to the spiced yogurt mix.
- Add the mint and coriander leaves also to the spiced yogurt and mix.
To garnish
- Transfer the raita to a serving dish.
- Sprinkle the red chilli powder diagonally in a line.
- Sprinkle chaat powder diagonally in the opposite direction creating diamond shapes in teh centre.
- Place a bit of the pomelo arils in teh centre of each diamond design.
- Chill the raita till serving time.
Notes
The spiced yogurt is by itself a fantastic salad dressing. Try it with the shredded lettuce salad or the Cucumber and kohlrabi salad.
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