Tomato Raita

Tomato Raita is an authentic Indian-style yogurt dip with sweet roasted tomato to celebrate tomatoes in true desi style. Serve as a starter with deep fried poppadum or part of mezze with crusty sourdough or focaccia. Tomato raita is simply perfect served as a side dish to any spicy Indian curry. 

British tomatoes are back in peak season and this dish is the perfect way to celebrate British tomatoes. Hot and juicy roasted tomatoes, chilled yogurt and a dash of chaat masala strike a perfect balance together to give an enriched palate. This recipe is simple but it's one of those dishes that once you have tasted you'll probably end up making again and again. 

What is Raita

Raita is a dairy-based side Indian dish and considered as a coolant dish. Raita is prepared with thick plain yogurt (aka dahi or curd) basic spices, grated or diced fruit and veg, and fresh herbs such as mint and coriander added for freshness. Mint raita is well known all around the world and served almost in every Indian restaurant alongside onion bhaji and tandoori paneer tikka.

Although the basic mint raita is the first choice for many, there are many other varieties of raita you can find in Indian kitchens, such as:

Cucumber raita 

Boondi raita

Mixed fruit raita 

Tomato Raita

Roasted tomato raita is a dish with a modern twist and beautiful contrast. In this recipe piping hot roasted or charred tomatoes go along with cooled or chilled yogurt, a pinch of chaat masala adds that tasty zing to it while mint and coriander provides lots of freshness. 

It's a great side dish for any meal. 

Ingredients for Tomato Raita Recipe

Although there is no such exact measurement requires of ingredients in raita, but I would say take ⅔  of yogurt and ⅓ of other ingredients to keep well-balanced raita.

Tomatoes, cherry tomatoes (we used Sophie Jane and Arlunta varieties) - any tomatoes work well
Full-fat Greek or any other variety Yogurt (if watching your calorie intake switch to low fat)
Freshly chopped mint and coriander
Sugar
Sea salt to taste
Olive oil
Cumin seeds
Black Pepper
Chaat masala
Red chili powder

Onion Tomato Raita Recipe

There is an alternative version that is popular in Indian households called Tomato Onion Raita. 

The raita is prepared with raw chopped tomato and onion.

Instead of roasting the tomatoes, simply chop and add directly to the raita. You can also add in chopped onion. 

Optionally add in chopped green chili.

Serving Suggestion

Tomato raita would go well with

Paneer and vegetable makhni dum biryani, 
Carrot and Carrot and coconut pulao rice 
Palak paneer and matar paratha. 
Dal paratha

Tomato Raita

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Tomato Raita is a cooling Indian yogurt dip made with sweet tomatoes, yogurt, mint and Indian spices.

Course dip, Side Dish

Cuisine Indian

Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Servings 6

Author Hayley Dhanecha

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Ingredients

US Customary - Metric

• 250 gram cherry tomatoes
• 500 gram greek yogurt full fat
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 3 tablespoon sugar
• ½ teaspoon red chilli powder
• ½ teaspoon chaat masala
• 3 tablespoon finely chopped mint and coriander
• Sea salt and black pepper powder to taste

Instructions

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• Preheat the oven to gas mark 6-7.
• Wash the tomatoes under the running water and pat dry completely.
• On a baking tray place the tomatoes, you can halve a few if you like.
• Sprinkle sea salt, black pepper, cumin seeds and drizzle olive oil.
• Mix to combine.
• Roast it in the preheated oven for a roast for 8-10 minutes or once you see tomato juice starts to come out.
• Then turn the oven on to grill or broiler settings and let it grill for another 3-4 minutes until darkening skin visible on top of the tomatoes.
• Meanwhile, bring out the yogurt from the fridge, add sugar and salt and whisk it well. Add chopped mint and coriander.
• Once the tomatoes are ready, spoon the piping hot roasted tomatoes on the bed of chilled yogurt.
• Sprinkle some chaat masala and red chilli powder.
• Garnish it with the few fresh mint and coriander leaves.

Onion Tomato Raita

• Add fresh chopped tomato, chopped onion, yogurt, mint, chili powder, chaat masala, sugar, cumin seeds and salt in a bowl. Mix well and serve.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 104kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 35mg | Potassium: 214mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 211IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 100mg | Iron: 1mg

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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