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raita

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No ordinary curry chef earns £35,000 (the industry average is £22-25,000 but the cooks who marinate lamb chops and mix raita get less)...

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Quick take

A condiment made from seasoned yogurt used as a dip or sauce in the cuisine of southern Asia.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of raita gathered in one view.

noun

A condiment made from seasoned yogurt used as a dip or sauce in the cuisine of southern Asia.

noun

(India, derogatory, politics, online slang) A Hindu who does not support Hindutva, a liberal Hindu, especially (highly derogatory) as considered a traitor to India or race traitor towards Indians.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for raita.

noun

A condiment made from seasoned yogurt used as a dip or sauce in the cuisine of southern Asia.

noun

(India, derogatory, politics, online slang) A Hindu who does not support Hindutva, a liberal Hindu, especially (highly derogatory) as considered a traitor to India or race traitor towards Indians.

Example sentences

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No ordinary curry chef earns £35,000 (the industry average is £22-25,000 but the cooks who marinate lamb chops and mix raita get less)...

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With raita and chopped onion and chilis on the side.

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Also, these are all staples of Indian diets even in modern day: paneer, raita, ghee, etc.

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Since the last quarter of 2017 I'm working during my free time on Raita - a static site generator with web interface, built with Express.js and Vue.js.

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> Salted cucumbers, sugar, and yogurt Isn't that cucumber raita, more or less?

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In Bangladesh, Tehari is often served with a side of lentil soup and a hard-boiled egg, while in Pakistan, it may be served with a side of raita (a yogurt-based side dish) or pickles.

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But those who do it, seem pretty keen on the work and happy with its results - even if Berkeley residents are outraged that organic cucumbers and probiotic yogurt are not available for the raita.

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(The exact vegetable items you get, and the style of preparing them and the dals or whole pulses, may vary between subregions.) May get a salad or a raita or a chutney too.

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A couple of my favorite meals: Roast salmon with a raita-like sauce, sometimes with pesto pasta; whole roast chicken with potatoes in the same pan; pork chops with sauteed onions and Golden Delicious apples; steak with mushrooms and onions; risotto.

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As a matter of fact I just finished meal prepping for this coming week and made: - Natto on rice with scallions, egg, and kimchi - Chicken curry with daal and spicy raita - Chicken fajitas with refried beans - Hummus and carrots I spent ~$50 for everything delivered via Instacart not counting spices and staples like rice and lentils and I live in southern California...

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I've replaced paneer with tofu, kheer (and consequently, most milk-based drinks) is trivially made with oat milk, vegan yoghurt can replace curd in 99% of the dishes (like chaat, raita, etc), vegan butter is indistinguishable from dairy-based butter.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use raita in a sentence?

No ordinary curry chef earns £35,000 (the industry average is £22-25,000 but the cooks who marinate lamb chops and mix raita get less)...

What does raita mean?

A condiment made from seasoned yogurt used as a dip or sauce in the cuisine of southern Asia.

What part of speech is raita?

raita is commonly used as noun.