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Carrot And Peanut Raita














Ingredients

Quantity
Carrots
2
Roasted salted peanuts, ground
50gms
Garlic, coarsely chopped
1 clove
Green chilli – deseed, chopped
1
Salt
¼ tsp or to taste
Curd
125gms
Sugar
½ tsp
Coriander leaves – finely chopped
15gms


(A very tasty and easy to prepare side dish which has a high nutritional value.)

Peel and grate the carrots coarsely. Crush peanuts with a wooden pestle or rolling pin. Mix garlic, green chilli and salt and crush to a pulp. Beat the curd until smooth and stir in the garlic mixture. Add the carrots, peanuts, sugar and coriander leaves (if using) and mix thoroughly.

This raita complements almost any meal and can be served as a relish with kabobs or pakoras.