Boondi Raita
Boondi Raita is a side dish made with boondi and yogurt. Boondi, also known as Buniya, Bundi or Bonde is a snack made with fried chickpea flour. These are tiny round or pearl shaped fried fritters. A batter made of …
Cucumber Raita ( A tasty yogurt and cucumber side dip )
Cucumber Raita is the most common Indian side dish or dip. It is served with spicy rice dishes like pulao and biryani. The cooling and mild flavours of cucumbers, mild herbs and yogurt are combined together to make this wonderful …
Vellarika Pachadi – A dish made with cucumber and yogurt
Vellarika Pachadi is a Kerala dish made with cucumbers and yogurt. It is often served as a side accompaniments or pickle.
Tomato-Onion Raita ( A yogurt side dish from Kerala )
This is a yogurt dish from my home state of Kerala. It has a distinctive Kerala flavour because of the curry leaves added to it. Onions have cancer fighting properties and is a radical killer, probably that is why it …
Beetroot Pachadi ( Spiced Yogurt DIsh Made with Beetroot )
Beetroot Pachadi is a dish made in Kerala with beets and yogurt. Pachadi is made with yogurt, coconut, green chillies, curry leaves and mild spices. Single vegetables such as carrots, beets, cucumber, okra or even pineapple are added to the …
Pineapple Pachadi
Pineapple Pachadi is a sweet and sour yogurt based side dish made with pineapple, coconut and mild spices like green chillies, mustard and cumin. While pineapple gives this dish a sweetness, mustards and spices like green chillies and ginger give …