Aloo Raita Recipe – Vrat Special

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Aloo raita or potato raita recipe for fasts (vrats) with step by step photos and video. It is simple and easy to make with boiled potatoes and very few ingredients.

Today I am going to share aloo raita recipe for vrats especially. You can have this in any fast like Navaratri, Shivratri, Ekadashi etc. This is one of the healthiest and most good recipes to have on any other day also. This is a perfect combination with kuttu ki puri, aloo tamatar ki sabzi, samak ke chawal etc.

इस रेसिपी को हिंदी में पढ़े

aloo ka raita for vrat

Find other vrat recipes on my site which are mentioned below :

Chaat recipesAloo chaat for vrats,

Vrat thali: Sabudana khichdiKuttu ki puriAloo tamatar sabji (Potato tomato curry) – Vrat specialDhaniya pudina chutney – Vrat SpecialAloo raitaSamak ke chawal

Snacks: Sabudana Vadapaneer pakoda for vratDhokla for Vrats – Upwas Dhokla

Sweet recipes for vrat: Sabudana kheerAloo ka halwaDry Coconut BurfiGhiya ki Kheer

Read the recipe notes for making aloo raita for everyday purposes. All ingredients are mentioned there.

I used to have raita with pulao at home. I use a different kinds of raitas like boondi raita, pyaaz raita (onion raita), mix vegetable raitas etc. You can see the recipes of these raitas on my site also. I also have raita with parantha like aloo parantha, gobhi paratha, paneer parantha, mooli parantha etc.

Aloo Raita Recipe Video

Aloo Raita Recipe (Potato Raita Recipe)

Aloo raita for vrats recipe with two methods: 1. Plain and simple method. 2. Raita with tadka 
Course Breakfast, Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

First Method : Plain and Simple Raita

  • 2 boiled potatoes roughly mashed with hands
  • 1 cup whisked curd
  • 2 finely chopped green chilies
  • Half teaspoon roasted and crushed cumin seed
  • finely chopped coriander leaves
  • half teaspoon black pepper powder
  • Rock salt (sendha namak) according to your taste

Second Method : With Tadka (Optional)

  • 1 teaspoon cooking oil or desi ghee
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seed
  • 6-7 curry leaves

Instructions 

First Method : Plain and Simple Raita

  • Put 1 cup whisked curd in a bowl and add 2 boiled mashed potatoes in it.
  • Add rock salt (sendha namak) in it and mix it.
  • Add black pepper powder.
  • Add finely chopped green chillies in it.
  • Mix all ingredients and garnish it with chopped coriander leaves.

Second Method : With Tadka (Optional)

  • Add 1 teaspoon oil in cooking pan and heat it.
    heating oil for tadka for aloo raita
  • Add half teaspoon cumin seeds and cook it until its colour change to light brown
    jeera frying for aloo ratia
  • Add 2 finely chopped green chillies in it and cook it until it raw flavour vanishes.
    chilies added in tadka
  • Add 6-7 curry leaves in it and cook for 1 minute. 
    curry leaves added in tadka
  • Now turn off the gas and let the tadka cool it.
  • Put 1 cup whisked curd in a bowl.
    curd in bowl for raita
  • add 2 boiled mashed potatoes in it.  
    aloo with curd in bowl
  • Add rock salt (sendha namak) on it.
    adding salt in raita
  • Now add tadka on top of it.
    tadka added in raita
  • Mix all ingredients and garnish it with chopped coriander leaves.
    garnish aloo raita with coriander

Notes

  1. You can increase the quantity of green chilies if you want to increase the spiciness of raita.
  2. You can add little water in curd with you want thin consistency of curd. Then adjust the salt accordingly.
For making everyday aloo raita
  • Add 1 or 2 teaspoon chaat masala on top of it.
  • Add red chilly powder according to your taste.
  • Use regular salt on it. Do not use rock salt (sendha namak) on it.
  • You can also add little bit of kala namak on it for good taste.
  • Add all these in the steps mentioned in first method of making raita.
 

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