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    Home » Side Dishes » Raita

    Pomegranate Raita

    Published: May 18, 2023 · Last Modified: May 18, 2023 by Kanan Patel / 11 Comments

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    Pomegranate raita in a black bowl garnished with cilantro and arils.

    This delicious tasting pomegranate raita has a combination of sweet and salty taste with refreshing flavors. It requires only 10 minutes and no cooking is required.

    Pomegranate raita served in a black bowl garnish with cilantro and pomegranate arils.
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    • ❤️ You'll Love This Pomegranate Raita
    • 🧾 Ingredient Notes
    • 👩‍🍳 How To Make Pomegranate Raita Recipe? 
    • 💭Expert Tips
    • 🍽 Serving Ideas
    • 📋 Recipe Card
    • ⭐ Reviews

    ❤️ You'll Love This Pomegranate Raita

    Perfect for party or get-to-gather: When this pomegranate raita is garnished with pomegranate arils along with fresh green cilantro, it looks eye-catching. This makes a perfect centerpiece dish when serving guests. 

    Customizable: More sweet or more savory raita? 

    • Sweet version: If you prefer your pomegranate raita on the sweeter side then add some sugar to the yogurt and skip adding green chili, onion and cucumber. But do add the spice powders.
    • Savory version: Follow the recipe as mentioned. It has no sugar but the addition of cucumber and onion adds a fresh, savory and refreshing flavor. This version of raita has a slight sweetness of pomegranate arils and a salty, savory flavor from rest.

    🧾 Ingredient Notes

    You’ll need 10 ingredients + 10 minutes to make this pomegranate raita.

    • Yogurt: Whenever you’re making raita, make sure to use chilled yogurt. As raita tastes best when served chilled. You can use homemade or store-bought plain yogurt.
    • Cucumber: I like to add this for a refreshing flavor. You can finely chop it or grate it.
    • Onion: It is optional. It has a little sharp taste and some don’t prefer it with fruity raita.
    • Green chili: I like the combination of sweet and spicy flavor hence I have added finely chopped green chili. You can skip it if you don’t want your raita spicy.
    • Roasted cumin powder: To make it at home, dry roast the cumin seeds until aromatic and they get a nice golden brown color. Let it cool down and grind into a powder using a spice grinder or mortar and pestle. 

    👩‍🍳 How To Make Pomegranate Raita Recipe? 

    1) Take the yogurt in a bowl and whisk it until it is smooth.

    2) Add pomegranate arils, chopped cucumber, onion and cilantro. Mix well into the yogurt.

    3) Add salt, chaat masala, black pepper and roasted cumin powder.

    4) Mix everything together and serve. If not serving right away then keep it refrigerated and serve chilled. 

    Collage for 4 steps showing whisked yogurt, add rest of the ingredients and mixing.

    💭Expert Tips

    • Pomegranate raita tastes best when served chilled. So always start with chilled yogurt or make it ahead of time and keep it in the refrigerator for a few hours before serving.
    • The addition of onion is optional.
    • You can add mint leaves instead of cilantro for a little variation. 

    🍽 Serving Ideas

    • Serve with pulao, biryani or any other rice dish.
    • It can be served as a side along with your Indian meal.
    Pomegranate raita garnished with cilantro and arils.

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    Pomegranate Raita Recipe

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    This delicious tasting pomegranate raita has a combination of sweet and salty taste with refreshing flavors. It requires only 10 minutes and no cooking is required.
    Author: Kanan
    Course: Side Dish
    Cuisine: Indian
    Calories: 73kcal
    Servings 3
    Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
    Total Time 10 minutes minutes
    US measuring cups are used (1 cup = 240 ml) See details

    Ingredients  

    • 1 cup Plain yogurt (dahi or curd)
    • 1 tablespoon Red onion chopped very finely, optional
    • ⅓ cup Cucumber peeled, seeds removed and chopped finely
    • ½ cup Pomegranate arils
    • 1 small Green chili chopped finely
    • 1 tablespoon Cilantro or coriander leaves chopped finely
    • 1 teaspoon Chaat masala
    • a pinch Black pepper powder
    • ½ teaspoon Roasted cumin powder
    • Salt to taste
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    Instructions 

    • Take the yogurt in a bowl and whisk it until it is smooth.
    • Add pomegranate arils, chopped cucumber, onion and cilantro. Mix well into the yogurt.
    • Add salt, chaat masala, black pepper and roasted cumin powder.
    • Mix everything together and serve. If not serving right away then keep it refrigerated and serve chilled.

    Notes

    • Pomegranate raita tastes best when served chilled. So always start with chilled yogurt or make it ahead of time and keep it in the refrigerator for a few hours before serving.
    • The addition of onion is optional.
    • You can add mint leaves instead of cilantro for a little variation.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 73kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 283mg | Potassium: 201mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 105IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 107mg | Iron: 1mg
    *Nutrition information is a rough estimate for 1 serving
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    1. Robin

      February 03, 2023 at 10:17 pm

      Hi, this recipe looks great!
      I don't have chaat masala, but I do have garam masala. If I use garam masala how much do you recommend and do I need to add other spices to it? Or do you have a recommendation for some individual spices I can add instead of garam masala?

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      • Kanan Patel

        February 06, 2023 at 9:00 am

        No garam masala is not a good substitute for chaat masala.
        Instead of chaat masala, you can use a pinch of red chili powder and 1/4 teaspoon of black salt.

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    2. linda

      December 01, 2015 at 1:41 pm

      this was amazing! we didn't have chaat masala so i used baharat, a spice mix in middle-eastern cooking

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      • Kanan

        December 02, 2015 at 12:09 am

        Great. Thanks for the feedback Linda

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