Mix raita (मिक्स रायता)

मिक्स रायता
Ingredients: (Make-3)

1. Cucumber (Kheera) - 1/4th cup Finely chopped
2. Red onion - 1/8th cup Finely chopped
3. Tomato (Tamatar) - 1/8th cup Finely chopped
4. Carrot (Gajar) - 1/8th cup Finely chopped
5. Coriander leaves - 4tsp
6. Roasted cumin -yellow mustard seeds powder - 1tsp
7. Black salt - 3-4pinchs
8. Red chilli powder - 4-5 pinchs (As per your taste)
9. Salt to taste
10. Green chilli finely chopped - 1/4tsp (As per your taste)

How to make roasted cumin and yellow mustard powder:

1. Cumin Seeds - 9tsp
2. Yellow Mustard seeds - 4tsp

Method:

1. Heat the pan or kadhai or tawa on medium flame.
2. Roast cumin seeds 2mins on medium flame.(Strring regularly)
3. Add yellow mustard seeds and roast 1 -2mins on medium flame till seeds give aroma. (Strring regularly)
4. Do not burn.
5. Cool  down completely and coarsely grind the seeds.
6. Store roasted powder in an air tight container.

Tip :- For aroma, do not refrigerate.

Raita method:

1. Take a bowl.
2. Put beaten yogurt (curd, dahi) in it.
3. Add roasted cumin and mustard powder, black salt, salt, green chilli, red chilli powder and stir.
4. Add finely chopped vegetable and 2tsp chopped coriander leaves and mix well.
5. Garnished with coriander leaves or red chilli powder or chopped vegetables.

Serve with BIRYANI, PULAO, JEERA RICE ,ROTI AND PARATHA.