/ck/ - Food & Cooking

Good morning, Sirs! Today I will be showing you how to make a delicious Maharashtrian Raita! Maharashtra is a state in India. In the Marathi language, this is a "koshimbir" which means salad. I'm just going to refer to it as Maharashtrian raita though. A raita is an Indian yogurt based dish, usually consisting of yogurt and vegetables, and most familiar to Americans in the form of cucumber raita.

INGREDIENTS from left to right:
>Chaat Masala (it's in an anchovy jar with a yellow lid) - this is an Indian spice blend. I make mine myself from cumin, coriander, hing (asafoetida), amchur (dried mango) powder, black pepper, and black salt)
>carrots
>coriander
>red onion
>black salt (it's in the bag with the blue rubber band around it. It has a pinkish color and is salt with a sulfur-like taste)
>Monster Energy Drink - Ultra Watermelon flavor (for sipping while cooking. Contains a special energy formula to keep you energized)
>kashmiri chilli powder (kind of like paprika but with a little kick)
>ghee
>red chillis
>regular salt
>Yogurt (labeled Desi Natural Dahi)
>can of tomatoes
>mustard seeds
>not pictured: sugar