Bathua/bathuwa Ka Raita/बथुआ का रायता
Bathua ka raita is something which I have grown up eating in winters every day and night for all winter months.Raita is everyone's favorite back home. This recipe is very simple. Just blench the Bathua in boiling water for couple of minutes and then mash it coarsely, mix it with Yoghurt and seasoned with Salt,Pepper,Roasted Cumin,Black Salt and in a jiffy the most famous and admired North-Indian delicacy of winter is ready to be served with any meal.You can always use the blender to make it a fine paste but then it blends with Yoghurt so well that you can't really figure out what is mixed in the Yoghurt. Coarse paste provide the body to the Raita and increases the flavour profile of the dish. So I like hand mashed Bathua.
Ingredients
1.Clean the Bathua and separate it from the stalk. Stalk is thick and fibrous and not edible.
2.Wash it in running water. In a pan add one and half cup of water and add Bathua in it.
3.Bring it upto a rolling boil and boil it for 2-3 minutes. Keep it cover.
4.Turn off the heat and let it cool down a bit. After boiling one cup of Bathua is reduced down
to just ½ cup.
5.When cold, put it on to Chopping board and with the help of Rolling pin mash it in coarse paste.
You can use blender also but then its very fine paste like consistency which I don't like.
6.In a bowl add Yoghurt and then add coarse Bathua paste. Add all the spices.Mix well.
7.Serve it with Parantha,Roti,Naan or any meal.
Ingredients
Directions
1.Clean the Bathua and separate it from the stalk. Stalk is thick and fibrous and not edible.
2.Wash it in running water. In a pan add one and half cup of water and add Bathua in it.
3.Bring it upto a rolling boil and boil it for 2-3 minutes. Keep it cover.
4.Turn off the heat and let it cool down a bit. After boiling one cup of Bathua is reduced down
to just ½ cup.
5.When cold, put it on to Chopping board and with the help of Rolling pin mash it in coarse paste.
You can use blender also but then its very fine paste like consistency which I don't like.
6.In a bowl add Yoghurt and then add coarse Bathua paste. Add all the spices.Mix well.
7.Serve it with Parantha,Roti,Naan or any meal.