For Beetroot Raita

1/4 cup boiled peeled and chopped beetroot

1/2 cup chopped cucumber

1/2 cup chopped tomato

1 1/2 cups whisked fresh curd (dahi)

salt to taste

2 tsp powdered sugar

2 tsp finely chopped green chillies

1 tbsp oil

1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)

a pinch of asafoetida (hing)

3 tbsp roughly chopped raw peanuts

1/4 cup freshly grated coconut

1/4 cup finely chopped coriander (dhania)