raita in English

noun
1
an Indian side dish of yogurt containing chopped cucumber or other vegetables, and spices.
Taste the raita to check the sweetness, and stir in a little more honey if desired.

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1. While Mughlai Biryani tastes great by itself, add a raita-like chatpata channa raita (chickpeas in …

2. In Indian cuisine, some type of flatbread may be eaten together with raita, chutneys and pickles.

3. Making Indian food isn’t my strong suit so I’m having a Punjabi cook from Queens prepare a meal of sarso ka saag (mustard greens), daal (lentils), paneer stir-fry, mixed vegetable curry and raita (yogurt).

4. ‘The later Assamese poems are uneven or done in by translations.’ ‘Lunch had just finished; rich Assamese fish curry with sticky rice, fried aubergines and raita (curd with chopped onion and cucumber), all eaten with the fingers to get the real taste.’