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Green Grapes Raita (Green Grapes in Spiced Yogurt)

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Ingredients
  

  • 3/4 cup green grapes seedless
  • 1 1/2 cups yogurt thick
  • 1 tsp mustard seeds black
  • 1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds
  • 1 1/2 tsps cumin seeds
  • 1/4 tsp asafoetida powder
  • 1 tsp Black gram lentils split (urad dal)
  • 1 sprig curry leaves (optional)
  • 1 1/2 tsps sugar
  • 1/2 to 1 tsps red chilli powder (as you prefer)
  • to taste Salt

Instructions
 

  • Wash the grapes, pat them dry and cut them into halves, lengthwise.
  • Add the sugar, salt and chilli powder to the yogurt and whisk with a fork till it is smooth. Fold the chopped grapes into the yogurt and chill till youu2019re ready to serve the Raita.
  • Just before serving, transfer the Raita into a serving bowl. Heat the oil in a small pan, and add the mustard seeds. When they splutter, add the lentils and turn the heat down to low. Stir this until the lentils turn a golden brown. Then add the fenugreek and cumin seeds, and the asafoetida. Stir once or twice and turn off the heat. Add the curry leaves and pour this into the yogurt.

Notes

You can serve this Raita on the side with rice, pulao/ biryani or chappathis/ naan. This recipe will serve 3. You can double or triple this recipe to serve more people.