How to Prepare Award-winning Smoky Pumpkin Raita

Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, smoky pumpkin raita. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Smoky Pumpkin Raita is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Smoky Pumpkin Raita is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook smoky pumpkin raita using 11 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Smoky Pumpkin Raita:

1. Take 150 grams Pumpkin (Yellow), washed, peeled and grated
2. Take 2 cups fresh Yoghurt
3. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon Red chilli powder
4. Prepare 1/4 teaspoon black salt
5. Get 1/2 teaspoon chaat masala
6. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon roasted Cumin powder
7. Prepare 1 Green Chilli, finely chopped
8. Take 1 tablespoon Coriander leaves chopped
9. Get 1/2 teaspoon Salt or to taste
10. Make ready 1/2 teaspoon butter
11. Get 1 piece charcoal

Instructions to make Smoky Pumpkin Raita:

1. Firstly cook or par boil the grated pumpkin in half a glass of water in a pan to which 1/4th teaspoon of salt has been added.
2. Cook just for 2-3 minutes and transfer to a strainer and collect the juice which can be used in any other gravy dishes.
3. Allow it to cool completely
4. Mean while, whisk the yoghurt in a bowl along with the salt, red chilli powder, black salt, roasted cumin powder, chaat masala, green chillies and coriander leaves.
5. Finally stir in the cooked pumpkin into the yoghurt mixture, and adjust the seasonings according to your taste.
6. For the smoky flavour - Place the red hot charcoal in the small bowl and keep it carefully in the centre of the bowl of raita
7. Add a few drops of butter on the charcoal, the charcoal would begin to smoke.
8. Immediately cover the raita with a big plate so that the smoke is not able to escape and gets infused with the raita.
9. Finally garnish the Pumpkin Raita with more coriander leaves, red chilli powder and cumin powder.
10. Serve creamy delicious pumpkin raita with Phulkas or paranthas for a lunch or dinner.

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