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Raita (Pakistani Cilantro Sauce)
This Raita Recipe (Pakistani Cilantro Sauce) is prepared by mixing chutney and yogurt to create a sauce that pairs perfectly with spicy food.
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 7 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
12
- 2 cup cilantro
- 1/4 yellow onion ((see notes))
- 1 serrano pepper ((see notes))
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 tsp crushed ginger ((see notes))
- 1 lemon ((juiced))
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp cumin ((see notes))
- 1/2 amchur powder ((see notes))
- 1/2 sugar
- 1/4 cup water ((if needed))
- 2 cup yogurt ((see notes))
- 1/4 cup milk ((if needed))
Instructions
- 1
Wash and dry the Cilantro and remove any thick stems (see notes)
- 2
Peel the ginger and zest it.
- 3
Slice the quartered onion.
- 4
Remove the stem from the serrano pepper.
- 5
Add all of the ingredients except the yogurt to the blender and pulse till you have a thin paste (see notes)
- 6
Mix 1 tablespoon of the chutney per half cup of yogurt to make the raita.
- 7
Freeze unused chutney in an ice tray for future use (see notes).