Green grapes raita , yogurt dip made with fresh yogurt, seedless green grapes, add a chili tempering for more flavor. This raita makes a great side for one pot meals.
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What is Raita?
Raita is a side dish made of yogurt/curd with raw or cooked vegetables, more seldom fruit, or in the case of boondi raita, with fried droplets of batter made from besan/gram flour. Raita has a cooling effect to contrast with spicy curries and kebabs, paired with main dishes like Biriyani, parathas, etc.
We are a big fan of raita's at home. A simple coriander & mint raita is our family favorite, and a must whenever I make a mixed rice/one pot meal like this cauliflower paneer rice.
My little one loves this beets raita, he doesn't eat beets otherwise. My favorite is this Gooseberry raita, made of Indian gooseberries, both healthy and tasty, for an extra dose of Vit C.
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How this Gorgeous Green Grape Raita happened?
My in-laws came for a month-long vacation in 2017. They brought us a box full of Mangoes and Seedless grapes along with our favorites like dried lotus root, vepillai katti (lemon leaves condiment), naarthangai urugai etc. Though we get many of these here in all the Indian stores, but to get them from Chennai, has a different pleasure, un-explainable! 🙂
A box full of grapes, was too much to munch for us, so I tried making this yummy raita with it. Now this delish raita is part of our regular menu at home. Pair this raita with your spicy parathas and kebabs for a burst of freshness.
Some Interesting Raita recipes
As I mentioned earlier, raita offers a refreshing taste and pairs deliciously well with spicy rice and kebabs. For your next biriyani lunch, do try one of the following raita and enjoy that lingering coolness in your palate.
- Radish Raita
- Mango Raita
- Spinach Raita
- Omavalli/Ajwain leaves raita
- Zucchini Sweet pepper raita
- Fresh Pineapple Raita
- Apple & Carrot Raita
- Cucumber & Peanut Raita
The Ingredients for Grapes Raita
- Yogurt, i prefer using fresh, full fat yogurt and full fat buttermilk. if you are comfortable with low-fat yogurt, use it instead.
- Green grapes, i have used seedless green grapes, you can also try using red/black grapes seedless preferably. De-seeding grapes is a pain, so i wouldn't recommend it.
- Spices, i have used green chilies and ginger for the spice. Do not miss them. They add a great oomph to the plain yogurt
- Tempering, though this is optional, but i would recommend adding a tadka of mustard seeds, with cumin and curry leaves and some red chilies. Cumin and curry leaves add great texture to the raita
Green grapes raita, yogurt dip
Ingredients
- ½ cup seedless green grapes
- ¾ cup hung curd
- 1 no green chili
- ½ teaspoon shredded ginger
- ¼ teaspoon cumin seeds
- ½ teaspoon salt to taste
Tempering
- 1 teaspoon oil
- ¼ teaspoon mustard seeds
- ¼ tsp cumin seeds
- 2 nos red chilies, broken into two pieces
- a sprig of curry leaf
Instructions
- Take 1 cup of yogurt, tie it in a muslin cloth and keep it over a tea-strainer and place a bowl underneath to collect the whey. Keep this inside the fridge. You can make this overnight, so you will have a thick, ice-cream like hung curd next day or at-least make it an hour ahead.
- Take grapes, green chili, ginger and cumin seeds in a blender and pulse it 4-5 times. We don't want grapes juice, we just have to mash it.
- Add this mish-mashed grapes to hung curd, mix well. Add salt and mix well.
Adding Tempering
- Heat a small tadka pan, add oil given under 'Tempering', splutter mustard seeds, add cumin seeds, red chilies and curry leaves.
- Pour this sizzling tadka over the raita. Serve it along with rice.
Notes
- As we will be pulsing the grapes before adding it to the curd, we need to first make hung curd, so our raita doesn't go runny.
- So, before making the raita, first make hung curd, i made this an hour before i made the raita, you can even make it overnight.
- After adding the pulsed grapes to the hung curd, it will return to normal raita consistency.
Disclaimer
I m not a Doctor or a Nutritionist The Nutrition information provided above comes from the plugin and is only an estimate.
This vibrant looking green grapes raita has an amazing combination of sweet, sour and spice, a balanced dish of all 3 tastes. Pair this amazing raita with a spicy pulao/mixed rice. I served this along with a sumptuous south-indian lunch.
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Rafeeda AR
Love this idea of raita with grapes... especially love the tempering, will try this...
Sujata Roy
Green grapes raita looks super tempting. Always make grape raita with half grapes. Raita with mish mashed grapes is new to me. Loved the idea. Curry leaves cumin ginger etc will make it absolutely flavorful. I would love to try it sometime.
Priya Vj
Aahaa super refreshing raita . I liked the idea of pulsing the grapes with chilli and ginger before adding to the hung curd. This will pair very well with a spicy biryani ..
Shobha Keshwani
Green grape raita looks delicious. I like the idea of adding tadka. I will try your way next time. This is a perfect season for enjoying such cool and hearty dishes.
Seema Sriram
Delicious Raita, We tried a different version a couple of days back Now with this tempering on top it looks even more tempting to try again.
Jayashree T.Rao
Green grapes raita looks tasty and ideal for the hot summer days we are facing here. Loved it Priya.
Mayuri Patel
My family too loves raita and I try and make different ones whenever possible. Like your green grapes one and the idea of adding ginger. Going shopping today so adding green grapes to the list so we can have green grapes raita tomorrow with parathas.
Kalyani
Gorgeous pic of a summer perfect raita, Priya. Loving the contrast of textures and colour here
homekitchenworld
The green grape raita appears to be wonderful. The addition of tadka appeals to me. Next round, I'll follow your method. This is the ideal time of year to appreciate such chilly and hearty foods.