Recipe- Quick And Refreshing Cucumber Raita

Quick and easy Cucumber Raita makes the perfect accompaniment to Indian meals.

It’s cooling and refreshing flavors go so well as a side with curries or you can also use it as a dip. Raitas have always been an indispensable part of Indian food. Growing up, there was always a raita on our lunch for most days.

Especially during summers, I don’t remember we ever had our lunch without a side of raita.You can make a raita out of many things from deep fried boondi (small deep fried balls made of gram flour) to veggies and fruits. The process is always very simple- whisk the yogurt, season it lightly and add in the ingredients you want to make the raita for.

Ingredients

1.5 cups plain yogurt I used whole milk plain yogurt, 360 grams
1 medium cucumber 300 grams
1/4 teaspoon chaat masala
1/4 teaspoon kala namak
1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
1/8 teaspoon salt or to taste
2 tablespoons chopped mint

Method

* Before, you start peel the cucumber and grate it using a grater.

* To a bowl add plain milk yogurt and whish it until smooth. To that now add, chaat masala, kala namak, cumin powder and salt.
* Mix until spices are well combined with the yogurt.

* Then add the grated cucumber to the yogurt and mix.

* Stir in the chopped mint leaves and mix.

* Garnish with mint and serve cucumber raita as a side with any Indian meal or with biryanis and pulao.

* You may sprinkle some cumin powder on top before serving. I also sprinkle some kashmiri red chili powder for presentation.