Delicious Eggplants and Yoghurt Raita | Baingan Ka Raita

Delicious Eggplants and Yoghurt Raita 🍆

Delicious Eggplants and Yoghurt Raita | Baingan Ka Raita

Recipe by: Hameem Fatima

Hello beautiful people, today I am going to share with you a hearty and healthy eggplant 🍆 and yoghurt raita recipe. We call it as eggplant raita or baingan ka raita. So let's get started.

Ingredients for the recipe

Delicious Eggplants and Yoghurt Raita 🍆

• 250g eggplants 
• 250g yoghurt
• 1/3 cup water
• 1 tomato 🍅 chopped
• 1 onion chopped
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• Juice of one lemon 🍋
• 1 tsp salt or to taste
• 1/2 tsp black pepper 
• 1/4 tsp red chilli flakes optional
• 1 green chilly, chopped optional
• Chopped fresh coriander

Method for the recipe

Wash the eggplants well and remove the top ends. Chop the eggplants into small pieces.

Delicious Eggplants and Yoghurt Raita 🍆

Add the chopped eggplants into a cooking pot. Add enough water to cover the eggplants. 

Delicious Eggplants and Yoghurt Raita 🍆

After adding the eggplants in a cooking pot, bring the eggplants to a boil on medium heat. Boil the eggplants for 15 minutes or until very soft.

Delicious Eggplants and Yoghurt Raita 🍆

Now the eggplants are boiled and have become very soft. Remove the eggplants from the heat and drain the water. Allow the eggplants to cool down completely.

Delicious Eggplants and Yoghurt Raita 🍆

Now the eggplants are cooled down completely. Mash them well. 

Delicious Eggplants and Yoghurt Raita 🍆

Take yoghurt and whisk it well. Add water and whisk again until there are no lumps in the yoghurt.

Delicious Eggplants and Yoghurt Raita 🍆

Now let's combine all the ingredients. Add mashed eggplants, chopped onion, chopped tomatoes, chopped green chilly, chopped fresh coriander, cumin seeds, salt, ground black pepper, red chilli flakes and lemon juice. Mix all the ingredients well. Delicious eggplant raita or baingan ka raita is ready to serve. Enjoy!

Delicious Eggplants and Yoghurt Raita 🍆

Serving Suggestions

Serve this Raita with

• Pulao
• Roti/ chapati
• Curries
• Boiled rice 🍚