on Apr 05, 2021, Updated Sep 04, 2023 Here are a few more raita recipes that perfectly accompany your everyday meals: Bathua Raita, Boondi Raita, Kaddu Raita, and Burani Raita.
About Banana Raita (Kele Ka Raita)
Banana Raita (Kele Ka Raita) is an Indian accompaniment where ripe mashed banana is added to slightly sweet yogurt and some mild spices. Banana raita is a unique recipe compared to your usual raita recipes. The flavor of mashed bananas goes perfectly with the creamy texture of yogurt, resulting in a mouth-watering side dish. You can serve this kela raita with your festive or special weekend North Indian meals. As it is sweet, you can also serve it at the end as a simple and healthy dessert. Don’t forget to garnish it with dried rose petals, dry fruits, and nuts.
How To Make Banana Raita
Add 2 cups of plain yogurt to a medium-sized mixing bowl. Whisk it using a wire whisk until it is smooth and creamy. Banana – Use slightly overripe bananas for the best taste. Overripe bananas are sweeter, which adds a better taste to this raita. Sugar – You can adjust the sugar as per your taste. Dried Nuts and Fruits – I have used cashews and raisins, but you can add some chopped almonds and pistachios to make it richer. Chironji adds a nutty, sweet, salty flavor and a crunchy texture to the raita. Cardamom Powder – This ingredient makes a lot of difference in the taste. If you do not have cardamom powder, crush the green cardamom seeds and add them to the raita for a more prominent taste. Rose Water – Rose water adds a beautiful aroma and flavor, which is hard to miss. Finally, top it off with some fresh rose petals and chopped dry fruits. Add 2 tablespoon sugar to the bowl and mix until combined. Peel 2 bananas and cut them into 0.25-inch slices. Mash the slices coarsely using a fork or a potato masher. Add the mashed banana to the bowl with the yogurt and mix well. Add the following ingredients and mix well.
1 tablespoon chironji 8-10 crushed cashew nuts 10-12 raisins ½ teaspoon cardamom powder
Finally, add ½ teaspoon rose water and mix well. Refrigerate the raita for 2-3 hours. Garnish with rose petals and chopped dry fruits and serve chilled.
Serving Suggestions
Serve banana raita on the side with your North Indian meals. You can pass the yogurt through a strainer for an extra creamy raita. Chill the raita before serving; it tastes best when chilled. Add more dry fruits and nuts to make it richer. You can also slice the bananas and add them to the raita instead of mashing them. You can also serve it with pulao and biryani or even as a dessert due to its rich and sweet ingredients.
Storage Suggestions
I will suggest you make this raita fresh and not store the same. It hardly takes 15 minutes to make it; thus, always make it fresh. If you have leftovers, store them in an airtight container and finish them in a day.
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