Raita
Raita is the cooling yogurt side that steadies a spicy Desi meal — whisked yogurt with cucumber, a pinch of salt and a little cumin, served cold beside biryani and curries. This hub gathers every raita on the site, and the dishes it serves with.
Raita recipes
No raita recipe is published in this first set of twenty — the first raita recipe will be listed here when it publishes.
What to serve raita with
- Chicken Biryani Recipe — Hyderabadi Dum, Step by Step — the classic pairing; cool yogurt against hot, spiced rice.
- Tandoori Chicken Recipe — Smoky Oven Tandoori at Home — raita as a dip for charred, smoky tandoori.
- Butter Chicken Recipe: Creamy Murgh Makhani at Home — cool yogurt beside a rich, creamy curry.
The classic raita above is the starting point, not the whole dish. Mint raita folds fresh mint through the same yogurt base; boondi raita adds tiny fried chickpea-flour pearls, soaked soft first; vegetable raita mixes in finely chopped onion, tomato and cucumber. Each one is still a cooling side for the same meals — biryani and curries — and each one is still served cold. Those variations will be added here as their own recipes publish.