Spring Onion Raita

Spring onions or scallions is also known as green onion, salad onion, green shallots, onion stick ,precious onion and yard onion harvested for their taste. They are milder than most onion and may be cooked or used raw in salad and mostly used in Asian cuisine. Spring onion adds great nutritive taste value to a dish. In spring onions you have the benefit of both onions and greens and it is rich source of Vitamin A, C and K.


Ingredients
¼ cup fresh coconut scrapings
3 green chillies
4 tsp refined oil
½ grm fresh yoghurt
½ tsp mustard seeds
½ cup chopped onions
1 tsp Bengal gram dal
1 tsp urad dal
Salt to taste
1 cup chopped spring onion
Coriander for garnish
1 tsp roasted peanut powder
½ tsp of black salt
½ tsp of sugar 


Method
- Make a paste of coconut and green chillies with a pinch of salt, adding some water.
- Heat oil in a pan, crackle mustard and fry the dals till they are brown. Add onions and fry till they are translucent. Add spring onions and fry till they soften.
- Take this in a mixing bowl and add yoghurt, coconut-chilli paste, roasted peanut powder and salt.
- Garnish with few fine pieces of red tomato it gives an eye appealing touch to this delicious raita.
- All the ingredients add gives a unique cheesy taste to this raita and goes very well with naan or paratha
- Serve with pulav or any spiced rice