Showing posts with label bell pepper raitha. Show all posts
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Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Bellpepper Raitha

I always have a 'thing' for raitha. For some people it is the 'rasam' that gives the zing, but for me it is the raitha ЁЯШАЁЯШАЁЯША. So I make it quite often. Some raitha like onion raitha are very simple, just chop onion and mix with yogurt and salt, you got it ! (We can jazz it up with some more steps too). Still I love ЁЯТХ it anyways !

For people who may not know what a raitha is ? Raitha is an Indian yogurt based side dish, accompanied with rice or roti.

Raithas tastes better when made using, thick whole milk Indian plain yogurt, aka curd (родропிро░்). But I use a fat free milk only to prepare curd.  This bell pepper raitha needs a tempering and some cooking time along with fresh ground masala too. So it's a special one in my dictionary.
We can use any bell pepper for this. For more Indian flavor use a green one. A tiny capsicum is more than enough to give that punch. I have used orange capsicum, as I had that from that colorful big pack of peppers from Costco Instacart that week. I was finding all possible ways to incorporate them in my cooking ЁЯША. So feel free to use any variety you get. It will surely taste great. Bell pepper and Capsicum are same (as far as I know, ЁЯСЛ I am not a botanist, still in love with Botany ЁЯШН). 
I am typing this in Tamil too, as per some of my friend's request.  There may be many versions for this, but this is recipe is my creation.
Capsicum raitha

Capsicum raitha, chicken koftha, chapathi 

Ingredients:
Any color Bellpepper (capsicum роХுроЯைрооிро│роХாроп் ) - 1
onion -(роиро▒ுроХ்роХிроп ро╡ெроЩ்роХாропроо் ) - 2 tbsp
Indian yogurt (родропிро░்) - 1 cup
salt - to taste
To grind:
shredded coconut (родுро░ுро╡ிроп родேроЩ்роХாроп் )- 2 tbsp
cumin (роЪீро░роХроо்)- 1/2 tsp
ginger (роЗроЮ்роЪி)- 1/2 inch
green chili (рокроЪ்роЪைрооிро│роХாроп் )- 1
turmeric powder (роороЮ்роЪро│் родூро│் ) - 1/4 tsp
To temper:
coconut oil / any oil (родேроЩ்роХாроп்роОрог்рогெроп் ) - 1 tbsp
mustard , urid dal (роХроЯுроХு, роЙро│ுрои்родроо்рокро░ுрок்рокு  ) - each 1 tsp
hing (asafetida) - a pinch
curry leaf (роХро▒ிро╡ேрок்рокிро▓ை)- few
cilantro (рооро▓்ро▓ிрод்родро┤ை)- few

Method:
Chop the onion, bell pepper into 1/4 inch cubes (tiny). Keep aside.
Heat oil in wok. Add mustard, urid dal and let mustard splutter.
Then add hing, Curry leaf, cilantro and then add the chopped capsicum, onion and cook closed with a lid on , till it gets half cooked.
Let it cool a bit. Keep it in a serving bowl.
Grind together everything said above.
Mix with the saut├йed items and add salt, plain yogurt. Mix well.
Keep refrigerated or serve immediately.
Garnish with karaboondhi (роХாро░ாрокூрои்родி ) , if desired.

Serving suggestions:
Serve along with any chapathi or rice.
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роЪெроп்рооுро▒ை:
ро╡ெроЩ்роХாропроо் , роХுроЯைрооிро│роХாропை рокொроЯிропாроХ роиро▒ுроХ்роХро╡ுроо்.
ро╡ாрогро▓ிропை роЪூроЯாроХ்роХி, роОрог்рогெроп் роХроЯுроХு , роЙро│ுрои்родроо்рокро░ுрок்рокு роЪேро░்роХ்роХро╡ுроо் .
роХроЯுроХு рокொро░ிрои்родро╡ுроЯрой் роХро▒ிро╡ேрок்рокிро▓ை , рооро▓்ро▓ி родро┤ை, роиро▒ுроХ்роХிроп ро╡ெроЩ்роХாропроо், роХுроЯைрооிро│роХாроп் роЪேро░்род்родு ро╡родроХ்роХро╡ுроо்.
рооூроЯி рокோроЯ்роЯு роЪிро▒ிродு ро╡ேроХ ро╡ிроЯро╡ுроо். роЕро░ைрок்рокродроо் ро╡ெрои்родாро▓் рокோродுроо்.
родீропை роЕрогைрод்родு, ро╡родроХ்роХிропро╡ро▒்ро▒ை роТро░ு рокро░ிрооாро▒ுроо் роХிрог்рогрод்родிро▓் рооாро▒்ро▒ி ро╡ைроХ்роХро╡ுроо்.
роЕро░ைроХ்роХ ро╡ேрог்роЯிропро╡ро▒்ро▒ை роЕро░ைрод்родு роЪேро░்роХ்роХро╡ுроо்.
родропிро░், роЙрок்рокு роЪேро░்род்родு рокро░ிрооாро▒ро╡ுроо்
ро╡ிро░ுрок்рокрок்рокроЯ்роЯாро▓் роХாро░рокூрои்родி ропை родூро╡ி роЕро▓роЩ்роХро░ிрод்родு рокро░ிрооாро▒ро╡ுроо்.
роЗрои்род роХுроЯைрооிро│роХாроп் ро░ாроп்родா,  роЪрок்рокாрод்родி, роЪாродроо் роЙроЯрой் рокொро░ுрод்родрооாроХ роЗро░ுроХ்роХுроо்.


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