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Roasted butternut squash raita

A yummy Indian side dish for your stuffed flatbreads and pulaos
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients
  

  • cups Greek yoghurt or hung curd
  • ½ cup water
  • 2 cups butternut squash diced
  • 2 tsp chilis chopped
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 4 tbsp sea salt
  • 4 tbsp mustard oil
For garnishing
  • 1 tbsp coriander leaves chopped
  • 1 tsp pumpkin seeds

Equipment

  • Oven

Method
 

  1. Spread out the squash pieces on a baking tray. Rub 2 tbsp each of the mustard oil and sea salt on them and bake them in a pre-heated oven for 20-25 minutes at 200°C
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  2. Once done, remove and let cool. In the meantime, whip the yoghurt with water and salt to taste
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  3. Once the squash pieces cool down, gently mix them in the yoghurt
    "Roasted butternut squash pumpkin raita - www.kitchenmai.com"
  4. Heat another small vessel with the remaining oil. When hot, add the cumin seeds and chilis
    "Roasted butternut squash pumpkin raita - www.kitchenmai.com"
  5. When the cumin seeds turns fragrant, switch the flame off and add the tempering to the yoghurt and mix well
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  6. Garnish the roasted butternut squash raita with some of the roasted squash, pumpkin seeds and coriander leaves. Serve the raita chilled!
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Notes

  • You can use pumpkin instead of butternut squash too
  • tbsp - tablespoon
  • tsp - teaspoon