Boondi Raita

This boondi raita is a common and popular Indian raita made with yogurt, boondi, spices, and herbs. It tastes creamy and spicy with a savory flavor. It is a super easy dish that needs only 10 minutes to prepare. This raita is usually served with pulao, dal rice, or as a side dish with any meal.

About Boondi Raita

Boondi raita is a side dish prepared with yogurt, boondi, spices, and herbs. This raita is very easy to prepare. There are many raita varieties in India like aloo raita, kheera raita, and pudina raita but this boondi ka raita is common to prepare in every home. It gives you another vibe than other raita.

In this raita, boondi is the main ingredient here. Boondi is a fried small round crunchy tiny balls prepared from gram flour. They can be prepared at home easily. But if you want store-bought they are easily available in all grocery shops.

There are two different ways to add boondi in raita. Some people like to add boondi directly to the raita because they want crunchy taste but I don’t like much of that. I always like to soak boondi in warm water for about 10 minutes then add to the raita. Soaking boondi in water makes them softer and removes excess oil from them.

This boondi raita dish is delicious and adds more flavors to your meal. In summer they are the best raita variety to eat daily. It can be served with pulao, dal rice, paratha, roti, or with any dish you want.

Ingredients:-

Yogurt- I used homemade yogurt here. But you can use store-bought yogurt too. Make sure that the curd is fresh, not sour. If you use sour yogurt then the raita will gives you sour taste.

Boondi- I used store-bought boondi here. You can use salted or plain boondi which you like.

Spices- I used cumin powder, red chili powder, chaat masala, and black pepper powder. Make sure to add fresh spices to add aromatic flavor to your raita. You can add or skip spices according to your taste preferences.

Herbs- Coriander leaves and mint leaves can be add to this raita. I don’t like to add them because my siblings don’t like that. But if you like then you can easily add for more flavors to your raita.

(Step-by-step)

How to make Boondi Raita:-

1.First take 1 cup of water in a pan on a gas stove, electric kattle, or which you have and do it warm. Pour the warm water in a bowl.

2. After that take boondi and add to the warm water.

3. Now allow them to soak for about 8-10 minutes. Keep them aside.

4. Then take 1 cup of yogurt in a bowl.

5. After that whip the yogurt with the churner or wired whisk which you have. Whip it until it smooths in texture.

6. Then after 10 minutes drain all the water from the boondi.

7. After that squeeze and drain excess water from boondi by pressing your hands. Don’t press hard or else the boondi becomes mushy.

8. Then mix well with the spoon.

9. After that add spices:

• 1/2 tsp cumin powder

• 1/4 red chili powder

• 1/2 chaat masala powder

• 1/4 black pepper powder (optional)

• Salt (black or regular salt ) as required

10. After that mix all of these ingredients well with the spoon. Garnish some coriander or mint leaves which you like. Skip if you don’t like them.

Serve this boondi raita cold or at room temperature with any meal.