Poosanikai Pomegranate Thayir Pachadi(Ash gourd pomegranate Raita)

With mercury on the rise ,I am trying to include fruits and vegetables in my diet that are ideal for this season.One such delicious recipe is this raita made with ash gourd and pomegranate .Usually we make raita with ash gourd but to make it colourful,healthy and appealing I added carrot and pomegranate along with it.The pomegranate gives a mild sweetness to this raita and a cup of this raita when made with low fat yogurt is so healthy and makes it suitable for diabetics and weight watchers too.It goes well with Sambar or kuzhambhu and plain rice .

Preparation time :15 mins

Serves:2

Ingredients:

Grated ash gourd-3 tbsp

Grated carrot-3 tbsp

Pomegranate -2 tbsp

Low fat yogurt or regular plain yogurt(curd)-1 and 1/2 cups

Hing /asafetida -1/2 tsp

Salt-to taste

Oil-1 tbsp

To be grind to a paste:

Grated coconut-2 tbsp

Green chillies-1

To temper:

Mustard seeds -1 tsp

Jeera/cumin seeds-1 tsp

Curry leaves-few 

Procedure:

1.Grind green chilli and coconut to a fine paste .

2.Beat the yogurt to a uniform consistency.add salt and hing to it.

3.Add the grated ash gourd ,carrot and pomegranate to the yogurt . Add the ground paste also to it and mix well.

4.Heat oil in a wok and add the tempering ingredients and once the mustard splutters ,add it to the raita.

5.Serve the Raita chilled along with hot plain rice and sambar or vatha kuzhambhu .