Burani Raita Recipe | Spiced, Garlic Flavored Yogurt (2024)

Burani Raita Recipe | Spiced, Garlic Flavored Yogurt

ByAnshu-June 11, 2020

Burani Raita is a famous Indian accompaniment to spicy biryanis and pulaos. A Hyderabadi specialty, it uses some thick yogurt that is mixed with few pounded cloves of garlic and some basic spice powders like red chili and roasted cumin, which lend it that much-needed hint of spicy kick.

Not to mention, when it comes to making the Burani Raita, it is no more than a five minutes process and makes for an ideal side dish to go along with any kind of rice preparation or even chapati & sabzi combination.

Ideally, this utterly flavorful and aromatic raita only has to it, some pounded raw garlic, however, I have given it a slight twist by topping it with some fried garlic bits and some red chili oil for extra flavoring. This step is totally optional and you can skip it altogether by sticking to the traditional way of making it. So, not wasting any time further, lets move on to the recipe....

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Burani Raita Recipe | Garlic Flavored Spiced Yogurt

INGREDIENTS

Thick yogurt/Greek yogurt/Hung curd - 2 cups
Powdered sugar (optional) - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
Black salt - 1/4 tsp
Red chili powder - 1/4 tsp
Black pepper powder - a pinch
Roasted cumin powder - 1/4 tsp
Garlic cloves - 5 to 6
Fried garlic bits (optional) - 1 tsp
Red chili oil (optional) - 1 tsp
Few mint leaves - for garnish

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Burani Raita Recipe | Garlic Flavored Spiced Yogurt

METHOD

Start by pounding the garlic cloves to a fine paste.
Finely chop about 4 to 5 garlic cloves and fry on low heat in just about 3 to 4 tsp of oil. While frying keep an eye; just when they start turning light golden, switch off the flame. Else, they might get dark in just fractions of second. Keep aside. This step is totally optional.
In a mixing bowl, combine together yogurt, pounded garlic, sugar, salt and all spice powders.
Refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours before serving.
Just before serving, drizzle few fried garlic bits and some red chili oil (if available) on top.
Alternatively, you can just sprinkle some red chili powder, garnish with mint leaves and serve it chilled.

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