Ingredients of Beet Raita

One cup of raw beets peeled and grated

Half teaspoon of black mustard seed

Half teaspoon of cumin seeds

A pinch of hing

A tablespoon of chopped cilantro

Half green chilli chopped

One cup of plain yogurt

One-fourth teaspoon of salt

Five fresh curry leaves

Method of Beet Raita
To prepare the Ayurvedic Beet raita, add the beet to the yogurt and stir gently. On the other side heat the ghee on medium heat in a saucepan. Add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds and followed by hing. Wait till seeds pop up. Add the coriander leaves curry leaves and chilli. Mix quickly and put off the fire. Cool little and add this to the yogurt and beet. Mix it well and serve it. It should be taken in small quantities.

The pungent taste of beet may aggravate Pitta but such person can take it occasionally. The spices and other ingredients help yogurt to makes it easy to digest. Beets are good for purifying the blood and also works as tonic. It is also good for the skin and thus Ayurvedic Beet raita is quite a beneficiary diet,