Serve this cooling Mixed Fruit Raita along with your favourite pulao and biryani recipes. It takes only 5 minutes to make, is vegetarian and gluten-free.

Fruit raita served in a bowl with a serving spoon.

Fruit Raita has the perfect balance of sweet and chatpata flavours. Chopped fruit is mixed with yogurt, mint and chaat masala for a delicious side dish that is good enough to eat up with a spoon.

The sweetness of fruits, cooling effect of the yogurt make this a great condiment in hot weather.

The great things about this recipe is that you can choose whichever fruit is in season and what suits your taste buds. I also use a mix of fruit in this Fruit Salad with Condensed Milk and Fruit Custard.

The variety of colours and flavours in this raita also make it a great option for Holi or Diwali parties.

It is one og my go-to raita recipes in the summer along with Baby Potato Pulao or Indian Vegetarian Curry Recipes.

Other raita recipes we make on rotation is Cucumber Raita, Boondi Raita, Tomato Raita, Vegetable Raita and Butternut Squash Raita.

Mix Fruit Raita Ingredients

Full ingredients with measurements are available in the recipe card below at the end of this post

Plain yogurt (curd)- full fat yogurt tastes super creamy but you can use low fat too. I use thick yogurt for raita.

Fruit of your choice:

Apple

Pear

Banana

Grapes

Mango

Pomegranate

Mint leaves

Chaat masala

Red chilli powder - this is optional

Salt

Sugar - you may want to add some sugar to sweeten the raita further.

I like to add in nuts sometimes to make Fruit and Nut Raita. Good options are toasted and chopped almonds, cashews, or walnuts.

I personally would not add citrus fruit to raita but prefer stone fruit.

mix fruit raita topped with fresh chopped fruit and mint leaves.

Variations

If you do not have chaat masala, you can add a pinch of spices such as red chilli powder, cumin powder (jeera powder) and black pepper powder. Another option is black salt (kala namak) instead of regular salt.

Optional herbs instead of mint include coriander.

You can also add in rose syrup and serve for Valentine's Day or Mother's Day.

How to make Fruit Raita recipe

Chop up fruit of choice into bitesize pieces.

Whisk yogurt in a bowl, sprinkle over spices of choice and mix in the fruit and herbs.

If serving at party, garnish with more pomegranate pearls.

In a bowl yogurt and spices are added to make mixed fruit raita.

chopped fruits added to the flavoured yogurt in a bowl.

chopped fruit and yogurt mixed in a bowl.

A bowl of healthy mix fruit raita on a table.

Storage

Fruit raita is best eaten within a few hours as the yogurt can split due to the acidity of the fruit.

Other Yogurt Dip Recipes

Yogurt Garlic Sauce (Kebab Shop Style)

Greek Cucumber Yogurt Sauce

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Fruit Raita

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This cooling mixed fruit raita is a cooling Indian side dish made with yogurt, fruit, mint and chaat masala.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Indian

Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings servings

Author Hayley Dhanecha

Equipment

Mixing bowl
Spoon
Knife

Ingredients

US Customary - Metric

3 cup plain yogurt
2 cup mixed fruit apple, pear, banana, grapes, pomegranate, mango
10 mint leaves torn
2 tablespoon sugar optional
1 teaspoon chaat masala
½ teaspoon red chilli powder
pinch salt

Instructions

Whisk yogurt until smooth then add in sugar, salt, chaat masala and red chilli powder.
Chop fruit into small pieces and tear the mint leaves.
Add the fruit and mint to the yogurt and mix well.

Video

Notes

Serve with Tawa Pulao or Schezwan Fried Rice.

It also is a great recipe to serve with a Diwali dinner.

Tip - Cut fruit immediately before adding to the yogurt to prevent it from browning.

Chop fruit into small pieces as they are easy to eat.

Nutrition

PLEASE NOTE: Nutritional values are estimated by a computer and may vary based on ingredients and portion sizes. For personalised dietary advice, please consult a qualified healthcare professional.

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Note:- This post was originally posted 23rd March 2012 but I have updated the post since with helpful content.

Fruit Raita (Mixed Fruit Raita)