Beet Raita

Name: Beet Raita
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: makes About 3 Cups
Ingredients: 2 cups plain yogurt; 1 tsp. sugar; 1 tbsp. canola oil; 1 tsp. cumin seeds; 1 ⁄ 4 tsp. asafoetida; 1 ⁄ 3 cup chopped cilantro; 3 medium roasted, peeled, and diced beets; 1 ⁄ 2 small serrano chile, finely chopped; Kosher salt, to taste

Serves
makes About 3 Cups

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This cooling yogurt mix can be served as relish, dip, salad, or side. This recipe first appeared in our March 2014 issue with the story Milk's Finest Hour..

Ingredients

2 cups plain yogurt
1 tsp. sugar
1 tbsp. canola oil
1 tsp. cumin seeds
¹⁄₄ tsp. asafoetida
¹⁄₃ cup chopped cilantro
3 medium roasted, peeled, and diced beets
¹⁄₂ small serrano chile, finely chopped
Kosher salt, to taste

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Instructions

Step 1

Whisk yogurt and sugar in a bowl until smooth; set aside. Heat canola oil in an 8" skillet over medium-high heat. Add cumin seeds and asafoetida; cook until fragrant, 1–2 minutes. Let cool slightly and stir into yogurt mixture with cilantro, beets, chile, and salt.

Whisk yogurt and sugar in a bowl until smooth; set aside. Heat canola oil in an 8" skillet over medium-high heat. Add cumin seeds and asafoetida; cook until fragrant, 1–2 minutes. Let cool slightly and stir into yogurt mixture with cilantro, beets, chile, and salt.