Mixed Veg Raita | Thayir pachadi | South Indian raita recipes

Mixed veg raita | Thayir pachadi, a simple South Indian style raita made with a mix of raw veggies, pairs well with rice, parathas and can be consumed as it is too. As the summer is in peak,raitas are a part of our of daily lunch menu. I have already posted few raita recipes in jeyashris kitchen. I made this mixed veg raita today to pair with bisi bela bath, the meal i posted in my instagram page today.

Mixed veg raita

  Preparation Time : 15 mins | Cooking Time : 2 Mins |Serves: 3-4

     Mixed Vegetables*   1/2 cup
     Chilled yogurt  1 cup
     Salt  as needed
     Sugar  1/4 tsp
     Mustard seeds   1/4 tsp
     Oil  1 tsp
     Urad dal  1/4 tsp
     Green chili  1
     Curry leaves   few
     Asafoetida  a pinch
    Coriander leaves   few 
 *I used carrot, cabbage, capsicum,tomato and cucumber.
You can add onions and radish too.    
                                                  Video of mixed veg raita 

                

Method:

• In a wide bowl add chilled yogurt. Whisk it without any lumps. 
• If the curd is sour, add 1-2 tblsp of cold milk.

• Add salt and sugar. 
• Finely chop all the veggies. Alternatively you can grate carrot and cucumber too.
• Mix well.

• Just before serving, temper the mustard seeds, slit green chilies, urad dal, asafoetida and curry leaves in 1 tsp oil.

• Add chopped coriander leaves.
• Mix well.
• Serve immediately. 

• You can have this mixed veg raita with any rice variety like sambar sadam, tomato rice, puliyodarai.

Notes:

1. Ensure that the yogurt is chilled.
2. If it is sour add 1-2 tblsp of cold milk to this.
3. If the yogurt is not too thick, put this in a clean cloth or a tea strainer and filter the water.
4. Give the tempering just before serving. The urad dal should be crunchy.
5. You can add grated ginger to the tempering.