Re: RAITA :>
An authentic Raita (Rai meaning mustard) must have mustard seeds or powder. Here is my favorite one:
Cucumber & Banana Raita
Finely chop bananas and grate cucumber (without skin) and chop green chilles and coriander leaves. In yoghurt mix salt, sugar and mustard powder. Then add the veggies. Tastes excellent with doodhi and roti.
Another raita recipe
Finely chop red onions, tomatoes green chilles, grate carrots and cucumber. Mix yoghurt with salt and red chille powder. Add veggies to yoghurt. Heat some oil and add mustard seed and curry leaves. Soon as seed pop pour the oil mixture (Tarka) over yoghurt and veggies. Tastes great with aloo paratha