Carrot Raita is a tasty & crunchy side dish made by blending carrot with curd & seasoning it with spice powder. Carrot Raita is healthy & cooling side for rice meal & spicy food that could be made in minutes. Carrot Raita Recipe is explained in this post with step by step pictures.
Carrot Raita is very quick to make and goes very well with parathas,rotis or even biryani.I often get stuck up with what to make as side dish for parathas and now these quick raita recipes comes to my rescue.
I remember having this all through my childhood days, this and beetroot raita are often made at home.Carrot Raita also called as Gajar ka raitaFresh carrot is such a healthy and delicious raita recipe made with carrot and curd(yogurt) as main ingredients.
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Carrot Raita
Ingredients
- 1 cup chilled curd / yogurt
- 3/4 cup carrot grated
- 1 tablespoon coriander leaves finely chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon chat masala powder optional
- salt to taste
To Temper :
- 1.5 teaspoon oil
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon urad dal
- 1/2 teaspoon jeera
- 1 green chillies chopped
- a small pinch hing
Instructions
- Rinse carrots, peel off the skin and grate them using a grater, Set aside.
- Heat oil in a tempering pan – add the items listed under ‘to temper’ let is crackle, Set aside.
- Beat well along with required salt.
- Then add carrot, tempering along with chat masala powder. Give a quick mix.
- Garnish with coriander leaves.
- Serve Carrot Raita chilled along with parathas / any variety rice of your choice.
Notes
- I used jeera for tempering so used chat masala powder. But you can replace chat masala powder with roasted jeera powder.
- You can even use 1:1 ratio for curd : carrots or as per you wish.
- Make sure to beat the curd well before mixing.
- You can even saute the carrots for a while and then add but I prefer raw carrots.
Carrot Raita Recipe Step by Step
- Rinse carrots, peel off the skin and grate them using a grater,Set aside.Heat oil in a tempering pan – add the items listed under ‘to temper’ let is crackle,Set aside.Beat well along with required salt.
- Then add carrot,tempering along with chat masala powder. Give a quick mix.Garnish with coriander leaves.
Serve chilled along with parathas / any variety rice of your choice.
Expert Tips
- I used jeera for tempering so used chat masala powder.But you can replace chat masala powder with roasted jeera powder.
- You can even use 1:1 ratio for curd:carrots or as per you wish.
- Make sure to beat the curd well before mixing.
- You can even saute the carrots for a while and then add but I prefer raw carrots.
Aarthi
nice clicks..delicious raita..
Veena Theagarajan
healthy raita.. So refreshing
Sapana Behl
I love this raita. Looks so yummy…
Yes Cook
Very well prepared and lovely shots.
Thanks for sharing. I love raitas.
Shobana Vijay
Hi Sharmi, Its really a refreshing raita
Shobana Vijay
Wow,,,Such a refreshing raita
ShravsCookBookBlog
carrot raitha is very delightful and is healthy
Arthy Suman
i love any kind of raita…its just awesome…
Vimitha Anand
Simple and yum…
tinku shaji
Simple healthy raita
Gowri
I made this like twice now ..and it is so simple and easy to make..tasty too 🙂
kalyani
Nice clicks:) love with your bowl..where did u get this?
Deepthi
Very nice neatly presented. … loved it……