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Pineapple Raita Recipe

Learn how to make a delicious pineapple raita at home. This easy raita recipe is a perfect balance of sweet, sour, and savoury flavours.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 4
Calories: 416kcal
Author: Hina Gujral

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 Cup pineapple, diced
  • 2 Cup curd or yogurt
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 tablespoon roasted cumin powder (jeera powder)
  • 2 tablespoon powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon red chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon Chaat masala
  • 2 tablespoon fresh coriander

Ingredients For Sugar Syrup

  • 1 ¼ Cup water
  • 1 Cup granulated white sugar

Ingredients For Tempering (tadka)

  • 2 tablespoon cooking oil
  • 2 teaspoon mustard seeds (rai)
  • 6 - 8 curry leaves

Ingredients For Garnish

  • 2 tablespoon pomegranate pearls
  • 2 tablespoon bite-size pineapple cubes
  • 1 tablespoon fresh coriander

Instructions

Prepare Sugar Syrup

  • Boil sugar and water for 8 - 10 minutes to thicken the syrup. Turn off the heat. Add fresh pineapple slices. Soak them in sugar syrup for 10 minutes. Skip this step if you are using canned pineapple slices.
  • After 10 minutes, chop the pineapple slices. Set aside.

Prepare Raita

  • Whisk the curd using a wire whisk or hand blender till it is smooth and creamy.
  • Add the spices, salt, and whisk once again to combine.
  • Add chopped pineapple, fresh coriander, and mix nicely with the curd. Taste, if required add more sugar or spices as per your taste preference.

Prepare Tempering (Tadka)

  • Heat oil in a small pan. Add mustard seeds and curry leaves. Once seeds starts popping, turn off the heat.
  • Pour tadka over the pineapple raita. Garnish raita with pomegranate, chopped pineapple, and fresh coriander leaves.
  • Keep the raita in the fridge until ready to serve.
  • Serve Pineapple Raita chilled.

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Notes

  • If you are using fresh pineapple to make the raita soak it in homemade sugar syrup. Skip this step if you are using canned pineapple.
  • Adjust the quantity of sugar according to the taste of the pineapple.
  • Do not add granulated sugar into the curd as sugar crystals will not dissolve properly.

Nutrition

Calories: 416kcal | Carbohydrates: 75g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 73mg | Potassium: 356mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 70g | Vitamin A: 494IU | Vitamin C: 115mg | Calcium: 198mg | Iron: 2mg