Mint Raita

Raita is simply seasoned yogurt. It is usually served as a condiment to a main dish of rice and vegetables or whatever you want. You can add a variety of different things to it. I've had raita that had carrots and peas in it. The consistency can be different as well. I've had creamy, thick raita and watery raita.

The following recipe is my own of Mint Raita:

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of Plain Yogurt
• 1-2 tablespoons of Dried Mint Flakes (fresh mint leaves are preferred)
• 2 teaspoons of salt
• 1 tablespoons of pepper
• Several clicks of fresh Black Peppercorn
• 1 medium slice of a large Yellow Onion

Directions:

1. Pour 2 cups of Plain yogurt into a bowl
2. Chop/Dice a slice of yellow onion and place into yogurt
3. Add 2 tbsps of mint flakes to yogurt.
4. Add 1 tbsp of pepper to bowl.
5. Add 2 tsps of salt to bowl.
6. With the Black Peppercorn grinder, twist around the top of the bowl until the entire surface is covered.
7. Mix well and serve (to allow spices to marinade and absorb allow to sit overnight before serving.)

*Seasonings can be adjusted to your taste. I prefer to have tons of flavor and I love onions hence why it may seem like an overload.

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Homemade-Manjusha Made Recipes

So I know it's been an extremely long time since I have put up in recipes or any posts on the Spiritual Cookbook. I would like to blame it on my move and adjusting to grad school (which I do a little), but then I think no I shouldn't because I have been cooking. Just things that aren't necessarily amazing.

I've always wondered how to make the Veggie basics from scratch. Things like vegan sausages and ribs, tempeh, seitan, paneer, potato salad, hot dogs, patties and so on.

Then I thought, what if I wanted to publish a printed Spiritual Cookbook, would the Spiritual Cookbook really be my own if all the recipes came from other sites and weren't necessarily my own creations?!?!?! NO, it wouldn't be.

So now I'm setting out with a new agenda for this blog. I will still include my takes and results from other websites. I mean come on I'm not going to become an amazing Vegan/Lacto-Vegetarian Cook overnight, but I will set out to make at least one Manjusha-made spiritual dish once a month.

Let's see how this goes, wish me luck :-)

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