Tempered Yogurt Raita

Name: Tempered Yogurt Raita
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: about 1¼ cups (300 ml)
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 cup yogurt (240 ml) Yogurt; ¼ cup water (60 ml) Water; ¼ tsp sugar (1.25 ml) Sugar; ¼ tsp salt (1.25 ml) Salt; 1 Tbsp canola oil (temper) (15 ml) Canola Oil; ¼ tsp mustard seeds (1.25 ml) Mustard Seed; ¼ tsp cumin seeds (1.25 ml) Cumin Seed; ¼ tsp pressed garlic (1.25 ml) Garlic; ¼ tsp finely diced ginger (1.25 ml) Ginger

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Meherwan Irani recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Meherwan Irani.

CONDIMENT · SPICED RICE OR GRILLED MEATS

A condiment for spiced rice or grilled meats.

A cool yogurt sauce for grilled meats and vegetables.

On the jar

TEMPERED

Method: shake
Yield: about 1¼ cups
Ingredients: 9
Jar batch: 0.8× recipe

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Ratio

YOGURT 240 mlWATER 60 mlCANOLA OIL 15 ml

Ingredients

Yogurt1 cup yogurt (240 ml)
Water¼ cup water (60 ml)
Sugar¼ tsp sugar (1.25 ml)
Salt¼ tsp salt (1.25 ml)
Canola Oil1 Tbsp canola oil (temper) (15 ml)
Mustard Seed¼ tsp mustard seeds (1.25 ml)
Cumin Seed¼ tsp cumin seeds (1.25 ml)
Garlic¼ tsp pressed garlic (1.25 ml)
Ginger¼ tsp finely diced ginger (1.25 ml)

Method

Pour to the lines in order (bottom → top): YOGURT, WATER, CANOLA OIL.
Season to finish: SUGAR (a pinch), SALT (about ¼ tsp), MUSTARD SEED (about ¼ tsp), CUMIN SEED (a pinch), GARLIC (about ¼ tsp), GINGER (about ¼ tsp).
Cap the jar and shake until emulsified.

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Provenance

Indian-American chef of Chai Pani in Asheville and Atlanta; James Beard Outstanding Restaurant 2022. Indian street food and chutneys scaled to a multi-city group (Botiwalla, etc.).

Originally published as Tempered Yogurt Raita (Tadka).

Adapted from a Meherwan Irani recipe (Meherwan Irani / CBS The Dish).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

Yes. Its liquids pour to printed fill-lines, so it can be one of the sauces on a PantryFlex jar.

What do the quantities mean?

This page lists the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). A PantryFlex jar makes a 0.8× batch of it. The jar's printed lines, counts, and QR guide are already scaled to match, so follow the jar or this page, not a mix of both. Amounts in the jar’s ADD row are rounded to the nearest common spoon measure (T = tablespoon, t = teaspoon) so they can be read off the glass.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Meherwan Irani / CBS The Dish (published as “Tempered Yogurt Raita (Tadka)”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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