A raitha is a salad where the salad dressing is curds/yoghurt. The ingredients are mixed thoroghly with enough curds until it is of the consistency of cake batter.

Ingredients

• Carrot grated-1 cup
• Onion chopped-1/2 cup
• Green chillies deseeded and chopped-1 teaspoon
• Seedless pomegranates -2 tablespoons
• Seedless grapes- green and black- a handful
• Olives -a few (optional)
• Chopped cucumber-1/4 cup (optional)

Method

Sprinkle a little salt on the chopped onions and squeeze out the water. Sprinkle a little salt on the grated carrots and mix thoroughly with the onions, chilly and cucumber and refrigerate. Before serving, mix the curds, pomegranate, grapes and olives. Garnish with Coriander Leaves and serve. It is as tasty as it is colourful. Goes well with Roti, Puris or Pulao