Onion Raita for Biryani

Easy onion raita for biryani made with creamy yogurt, sliced onions, salt, green chili and cilantro. This cooling Indian yogurt sauce takes less than 5 minutes and is perfect with biryani, pulao and spicy Indian curries.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Indian

Keyword Biryani Raita

Prep Time 4

Servings

Calories 94kcal

Author Chhavi

Equipment

Whisk

Ingredients

1.5 Cups Yogurt Curd - homemade or store-bought
¾ Cup Onions Sliced ; about 2 small sized onions
Salt adjust as per taste

Optional Ingredients

1 Tablespoon Coriander leaves Chopped
1 Green Chili Chopped

Instructions

Whisk the yogurt until it's smooth and creamy
Slice the onions into half moons
Add the onions, cilantro(Coriander), Salt and green chili(if using)
Mix it together. Pop the Raita into the fridge before serving

Notes

Serving

The Raita is served cold and is a side dish. It goes well with Biryanis, spicy curries and Parathas.

Tips

Use Fresh yogurt- homemade, set curd or Greek yogurt will also work
Whisk the yogurt well before you add the rest of the ingredients
Let the raita rest in the fridge for at least 15 minutes before serving. This will help release the onion and chili flavors
This raita can be tweaked as per your preference - some prefer to use less yogurt and more onions. Some like it with runny yogurt. You can experiment and see which you prefer.

Heat

Non-Spicy - Do not use any green chili here.
Mild Spicy - One green chili -whole. This will just give the green chili flavor without the heat. Remove it before serving
Medium Spicy- Slit the chili and add to the Raita.
Spicy- Add chopped chilies into the Raita. This will make it quite spicy, depending on the chili used.Also add half a teaspoon of red chili powder.

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