Bathua Raita Recipe: As soon as winter arrives, an abundance of green vegetables start appearing in the market. One of these is Bathua, which is easily available everywhere from village to city. Most of the people make it in the form of vegetable, saag or paratha, because it has a different taste and is considered quite light for the stomach. Grandmothers also often recommend eating Bathua in the cold season, because the nutrients present in it keep the body strong and also help in preventing cold and cough. But few people know that Bathua tastes great not only in vegetable or paratha but also in the form of raita. When the cool and soft taste of curd combines with cooked bathua, it creates a combination that once tasted, one feels like eating it again and again. In many homes, it is also served with special meals or heavy meals, because it provides relief to the stomach and the food gets digested quickly.
Making Bathua Raita is very easy. It doesn’t take much time, nor is it necessary that you have a lot of things. Just curd, spices and boiled bathua, that’s it! In a few minutes of hard work, a raita is prepared which completes the plate and enhances the taste of the food manifold. If you also want to add something new to your diet this winter, then this Bathua Raita is a great option for you.
Ingredients for making Bathua Raita
-Bathua leaves
-finely chopped green chillies
-finely chopped ginger
-black salt
-plain curd
-Cumin powder (roasted)
-freshly ground black pepper
-common salt
Method to make Bathua Raita
1. First of all, wash the Bathua leaves thoroughly in clean water, so that the soil or dust on them is completely removed.
2. Now cut the leaves a little and keep them in a bowl.
3. Put them in the cooker and boil them with some water. One whistle is enough.
4. After boiling, put them in a strainer so that the water drains out.
5. When it cools down, grind the bathua in a mixer and make a smooth paste.
6. Take out this paste in a vessel and keep it aside.
7. Now put curd in a big bowl and beat it well, so that it becomes soft and foamy.
8. Mix chopped green chillies, ginger, black salt, roasted cumin powder, black pepper powder and common salt in curd.
9. Now add bathua paste and mix well.
10. As soon as the mixture becomes uniform, your delicious Bathua Raita is ready.
You can serve it with Masala Lachcha Paratha, Stuffed Paratha, rice or any lunch. The special thing is that it not only enhances the taste, but also keeps the body light and comfortable during cold days.
