Carrot Raita Gajar Ka Raita Dassana S Veg Recipes

Sharing a family recipe of gajar ka raita made in our Punjabi household. Simple and easy to prepare raita with an interesting tempering of asafoetida or hing added at the end. This tempering with ghee perks up the flavor of carrot raita. However, its optional and you can skip it too. Since carrots are the hero ingredient in the dish. I suggest to use juicy, fresh and tender carrots. Avoid using fibrous or hard carrots. It is good to have raitas, curd and fruit juices during summers as they are cooling as well as nutritious. If you have any leftover carrots then it is a good way to use that carrot to make this raita. Carrots are a good source of Vitamin A and thus very good for eyesight. You can make a variety of recipes with them like gajar ka halwa, Carrot ginger soup, Carrot chutney etc. Like all raita varieties, this gajar raita also goes well with roti-sabzi or dal-rice combination. You can also serve it with pulao or biryani or any Indian meal as a side dish. The recipe can be easily scaled to make a bigger or smaller batch. Without much ado, let’s proceed to the recipe.

How to make Carrot Raita

1. Rinse 2 small to medium carrots in fresh water. Then peel and grate them in a plate or bowl. Best to use the carrots that are tender, juicy and fresh. I avoid using carrots that are fibrous or have become hard. Juicy carrots are much easier to grate and taste good as well.
2. In another bowl, take 1 cup of fresh chilled curd (yogurt) and whisk it till smooth. Avoid using sour tasting curd.
3. Add the grated carrots (reserving a few for garnishing) and chopped green chilies. Green chilies are optional and you can skip them. You can also add ¼ to ½ teaspoon red chili powder instead of green chilies. If making for small kids then I suggest to skip the green chillies.
4. Stir and mix everything well.
5. Then add ½ teaspoon roasted cumin powder, a pinch of garam masala powder and black salt as required. Add rock salt or regular salt if you do not have black salt. Stir and mix again very well. The amount of spices can be altered as per your taste preferences.

Tempering for carrot raita

6. In a fireproof spoon or in a small pan, take ½ teaspoon ghee. We will be tempering the raita. This step is optional and you can skip it.
7. Heat ½ teaspoon ghee in a fire proof spoon or a small pan.
8. Then add a pinch of asafoetida (hing). Fry the asafoetida for a few seconds. For making the raita gluten free skip adding it or use gluten free asafoetida.
9. Then pour the tempering in the raita.
10. Mix well using a spoon.
11. Garnish with the reserved grated carrots and Serve gajar ka raita immediately or chill it and then serve later with dal fry + rice combo or roti-sabzi combo. You can also garnish the raita with some coriander leaves before serving. It can also be served with pulao or biryani or any rice based dish as a side dish. More Raita recipes

Boondi raitaOnion raitaMakhana raitaPineapple raitaCucumber raita

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title: “Carrot Raita Gajar Ka Raita Dassana S Veg Recipes” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-21” author: “Stephanie Diaz”

Sharing a family recipe of gajar ka raita made in our Punjabi household. Simple and easy to prepare raita with an interesting tempering of asafoetida or hing added at the end. This tempering with ghee perks up the flavor of carrot raita. However, its optional and you can skip it too. Since carrots are the hero ingredient in the dish. I suggest to use juicy, fresh and tender carrots. Avoid using fibrous or hard carrots. It is good to have raitas, curd and fruit juices during summers as they are cooling as well as nutritious. If you have any leftover carrots then it is a good way to use that carrot to make this raita. Carrots are a good source of Vitamin A and thus very good for eyesight. You can make a variety of recipes with them like gajar ka halwa, Carrot ginger soup, Carrot chutney etc. Like all raita varieties, this gajar raita also goes well with roti-sabzi or dal-rice combination. You can also serve it with pulao or biryani or any Indian meal as a side dish. The recipe can be easily scaled to make a bigger or smaller batch. Without much ado, let’s proceed to the recipe.

How to make Carrot Raita

1. Rinse 2 small to medium carrots in fresh water. Then peel and grate them in a plate or bowl. Best to use the carrots that are tender, juicy and fresh. I avoid using carrots that are fibrous or have become hard. Juicy carrots are much easier to grate and taste good as well.
2. In another bowl, take 1 cup of fresh chilled curd (yogurt) and whisk it till smooth. Avoid using sour tasting curd.
3. Add the grated carrots (reserving a few for garnishing) and chopped green chilies. Green chilies are optional and you can skip them. You can also add ¼ to ½ teaspoon red chili powder instead of green chilies. If making for small kids then I suggest to skip the green chillies.
4. Stir and mix everything well.
5. Then add ½ teaspoon roasted cumin powder, a pinch of garam masala powder and black salt as required. Add rock salt or regular salt if you do not have black salt. Stir and mix again very well. The amount of spices can be altered as per your taste preferences.

Tempering for carrot raita

6. In a fireproof spoon or in a small pan, take ½ teaspoon ghee. We will be tempering the raita. This step is optional and you can skip it.
7. Heat ½ teaspoon ghee in a fire proof spoon or a small pan.
8. Then add a pinch of asafoetida (hing). Fry the asafoetida for a few seconds. For making the raita gluten free skip adding it or use gluten free asafoetida.
9. Then pour the tempering in the raita.
10. Mix well using a spoon.
11. Garnish with the reserved grated carrots and Serve gajar ka raita immediately or chill it and then serve later with dal fry + rice combo or roti-sabzi combo. You can also garnish the raita with some coriander leaves before serving. It can also be served with pulao or biryani or any rice based dish as a side dish. More Raita recipes

Boondi raitaOnion raitaMakhana raitaPineapple raitaCucumber raita

Please be sure to rate the recipe in the recipe card or leave a comment below if you have made it. For more vegetarian inspirations, Sign Up for my emails or follow me on Instagram, Youtube, Facebook, Pinterest or Twitter. This Carrot Raita Post from the blog archives, first published in May 2015 has been republished and updated on December 2022.