Mooli Raita Recipe - Spiced Yogurt Salad with Radish

Mooli Raita Recipe is a delicious raita made with yogurt, mooli and some green chilies which give slight heat to the raita. It is a refreshing dahi preparation that can be made in a jiffy and it goes well with parathas or pulaos.

Archana Doshi
Mooli Raita Recipe - Spiced Yogurt Salad with Radish
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The Radish or Mooli Raita is a high mineral and energy dish. Radish has found its way into many cuisines around the world in terms or salad, coulis, pickles, sambar, stew, chutney or even raita's. The Mooli Raita is a refreshing change to the regular raita's, that you can relish as a yogurt salad as well.  It makes a perfect accompaniment to be served along with Paneer Makhani, naans, parathas, biryanis and pulaos.

Did You Know: Radish is a low calorie vegetable, rich in fibre is known to be very good for the liver and stomach and it acts as a powerful detoxifier too. Radishes have long been known to have a low glycemic index, which means that eating it does not impact blood sugar levels. It also helps regulate the absorption of sugars into the bloodstream. Research suggests that the since radish has low glycemic index, having radish root juice or eating raw radish in the form of raita, helps stabilize blood glucose levels and provides slow release energy in turn making it Diabetic friendly. Read more

Serve Mooli Raita with Homemade Butter Naan Recipe and Paneer Makhani Recipe for a weekend meal.

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  2. Sweet & Spicy Coriander Tadka Raita
  3. Papad Raita Recipe
  4. Sundakkai (Turkey Berries) Raita Recipe

Cuisine: Indian
Course: Side Dish
Diet: Vegetarian
Equipments Used: Glass Mixing Bowl
Prep in

15 M

Cooks in

20 M

Total in

35 M

Makes:

4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Hung Curd (Greek Yogurt)
  • 2 Mooli/ Mullangi (Radish) , grated or thinly sliced
  • 1/4 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera)
  • 1 Green Chilli , finely chopped
  • 1 Coriander (Dhania) Leaves , small bunch, finely chopped (or dill)
  • Salt , to taste

How to make Mooli Raita Recipe - Spiced Yogurt Salad with Radish

  1. To begin making the Mooli Raita Recipe - Spiced Yogurt Salad with Radish, we will first get all the ingredients ready. 

  2. Whisk the yogurt in a bowl until smooth. Add the remaining ingredients like the mooli, red chili powder, cumin powder, green chilies, coriander leaves and salt  to the yogurt and whisk well. Check the salt and spices and adjust to suit your taste. Serve chilled.

  3. Serve Mooli Raita with Homemade Butter Naan Recipe and Paneer Makhani Recipe for a weekend meal.