Tomato Raita Recipe with step by step pictures
A good accompaniment to rice varieties and it is my fav side dish for Ven-pongal ,the famous South Indian breakfast dish. Yes, gotsu / tangy stew is the preferred side and even coconut sambar and chutney is a good side but I like this raita with Pongal!
You need:
Tomatoes – 2
Curd – 2 cups,fresh and thick
Curry leaves – a few
Red chilles -2 ,broken into bits
Salt-To taste
Seasoning:
Mustard seeds -1/2 teaspoon
Urad dhal – 1/2 teaspoon
Asafoetida- a pinch
Pressure cook / microwave the tomato, peel and mash well.Let it cool completely.
Beat the yogurt well. Add salt, mashed tomato and mix once more
Heat a small pan with oil and add mustard, red chili, curry leaves.
Once the mustard pops, add asafoetida powder and pour over the raita and mix well
Serve with a rice / dish of your choice.
hearty raita
Looks fabulous, lovely colour..
Looks lovely. must taste great with the pongal
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I too love tomato raita. whenever I am in hurry making raitas I just cut tomatos and add salt & cumin powder and thats it. my tomato raita is ready 🙂
Perfect side for variety rice. Good one. 🙂
Never heard of raita with tomato… like that the tomato is partly cooked and peeled before adding into the yogurt…
Never made a raita with tomatoes.. looks good, I’ll add some next time I make raita.
All time favourite raita. Love it.
never thought of a tomato raita but it would be nice and tangy!
I would have never thought of pairing pongal with raita, but now that you’ve mentioned it, I feel that I should try it out.
oh love this one pj, i mke it allthe time, but i saute the tomatoes directly in oil with spices, this method is new, will try this next time!