Onion Raita | Vengaya Thayir Pachadi

Perfect Accompaniment to Biryani / Pulao

Onion Raita is one of the best accompaniment for Biriyani or Pulao. Raita is a yogurt sauce with spices and a mix of vegetables like Onion, Cucumber, Tomato, etc.,  Yogurt (curd) is an integral part of our (Indian) food.  With heavy meals like Biriyani / Pulao, the Yogurt is getting added in the form of Raita as an accompaniment. It helps to cool and balance out the heat from the spices.

Raita can be made in about 10 minutes with minimum ingredients. I am sharing herewith the plain Onion Raita recipe, but we can make many variations in the Raita by

• Adding finely chopped tomato
• Chat masala or powdered Jeera powder can be aded
• Mint leaves will add additional flavor and taste

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Onion Raita | Side dish for Biriyani, Pulao | Vengaya Thayir Pachadi

Course: Accompaniment, Side Dish

Cuisine: India, South Indian, Tamil Nadu

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Servings: 4 people

Calories: 67kcal

Author: Sowmya Venkatachalam

Onion Raita is a most common side dish for Biryani or Pulao. It's a mix of yogurt, chopped onion, green chili and finally topped with coriander leaves. Very simple and easy to make raita which helps to make the biryani/ pulao meal very devine.

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Ingredients

• ▢ 1 nos Onion medium size
• ▢ 1 cup Curd (Plain Yogurt)
• ▢ 1 nos Green Chili finely chopped
• ▢ 1 tsp Coriander Leaves finely chopped
• ▢ ½ tsp Salt adjust to your taste

Instructions 

• ▢
  Peel the skin of the Onion and cut into two halves. Slice the onions into lengthwise
• ▢
  Take the curd in a bowl and whisk it nicely
• ▢
  Add Salt, chopped onions, green chili, coriander leaves and mix them well
• ▢
  Raita is ready to serve with Biryani / Pulao

Notes

• You can add chopped tomato and cucumber as well. 
• Adding a pinch of chat masala is an option. 
• Avoid using sour curd. Also use the thick curd. 

Nutritional Info

Nutrition Facts

Onion Raita | Side dish for Biriyani, Pulao | Vengaya Thayir Pachadi

Amount Per Serving (1 cup)

Calories 67 Calories from Fat 30

% Daily Value*

Fat 3.3g5%

Cholesterol 8mg3%

Sodium 10.6mg0%

Potassium 67.9mg2%

Carbohydrates 4.4g1%

Fiber 0.1g0%

Protein 2.4g5%

Vitamin A 132IU3%

Vitamin C 3.3mg4%

Calcium 1141mg114%

Iron 0.2mg1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Method with step by step Pictures

• Peel the skin of the Onion and cut into two halves. Slice the onions into lengthwise

• Take the curd in a bowl and whisk it nicely

• Add Salt, chopped onions, green chili, coriander leaves and mix them well

• Raita is ready to serve with Biryani / Pulao

Sowmya Venkatachalam

IT Engineer turned full time Food Blogger. I ♡ FOOD. I also love food blogging. Did you make a recipe? Tag @Subbusktichen on Instagram. I WANNA SEE!