Boondi Raita Recipe, How to make Boondi Raita

Boondi raita recipe with step by step photo:

Boondi raita is one of the raitas which is made often in my home. Boondi are tiny fried gram flour balls. Boondi is very easy to make at home or you can buy it at most grocery or sweets shop.

Here we need salted boondi. Unsalted boondi are used to make boondi ladoo. Boondi are often served with chaat recipes and jaljeera or mixed in the pani of the pani puri.

Boondi raita is very easy to make. You can serve it with any north indian dish. But mostly it goes well with rice dishes like pulao, biryani or parathas.

Step by step boondi raita recipe:

1. First warm water in a pan on stove or in microwave
2. Add booondi in the warm water and let them soak for 10 minutes.
   
3. Meanwhile, Whisk the yogurt till smooth.
4. Drain the water from soaked boondi.
5. Lightly press the boondi in your palms, to squeeze the water out of it. Care should be taken that the boondi should not get mashed.Add the boondi and mix.
   
6. Add all the dry spice powders and salt.
   
7. Add chopped coriander leaves.Stir well.
8. The boondi raita can be served cold or at room temperature. You can also garnish boondi raita with sprigs of mint or coriander leaves.
   

If you are looking for more raita recipes, then do check veggie raita and mix vegetable raita.

Boondi raita recipe below:

Boondi raita Prep time Cook time Total 20 min 0 min 20 min A raita made with spiced boondi and yogurt AUTHOR: Monali RECIPE TYPE: Side CUISINE: Indian SERVES: 2 INGREDIENTS (measuring cup used, 1 cup=240 ml) ½ cup curd/dahi/yogurt ¼ cup salted boondi ½ cup water ¼ tsp jeera powder 1/8 tsp pinch of red chili powder 1/8 tsp black pepper powder 1/8 tsp chaat masala a pinch of rock salt/black salt 1 tbsp chopped coriander DIRECTION First warm water in a pan on stove or in microwave Add boondi in the warm water and let them soak for 10 minutes. Drain this water and lightly press the boondi in your palms, to squeeze the water out of it. Care should be taken that the boondi should not get mashed. Whisk the yogurt in a bowl Add the boondi and mix Add all the dry spice powders, chopped coriander leaves and salt. Stir well. Garnish the boondi raita with mint leaves or coriander leaves. TIPS You can adjust the spice powders as per your taste. If the yogurt is thick, you can add some water to it when you wisk it to make a slightly thin consistency. SERVING SUGGESTION The boondi raita can be served cold or at room temperature. It goes well with pulao or biryani or any rice based dishes like jeera rice.