| Category: | Side Dishes & Condiments | |
| Style: | Indian | |
| Special Consideration: | Quick and Easy | |
| Servings: | 1 1/2 cups |
Description:
This
is a soothing yogurt-based side dish, and a good partner to any spicy
Indian dish. It can even be made with variety of vegetables -
hmm..seems to me I heard there is even banana raita! But cucumber raita
is the most familiar to me.
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
1 medium or 2 small cucumbers, peeled (~300g total)
1/2 tbsp salt
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1 sprig mint leaves, coarsely chopped
optional: 2 shallots, peeled and very thinly sliced
Directions:
1/2 tbsp salt
1/2 cup plain yogurt
1 sprig mint leaves, coarsely chopped
optional: 2 shallots, peeled and very thinly sliced
Directions:
Halve
the cucumbers lengthwise. De-seed them. Cut crosswise into paper-thin
slices (other recipes call for grating them). Sprinkle salt over the
cucumbers and set aside to drain in a colander for about 15 minutes.
Squeeze out as much water as possible from the cucumbers, then rinse
off the salt and squeeze again. Allow to drain well.
Place the cucumber in a small bowl. Add the yogurt, shallots, mint leaves and mix well. Serve chilled. Some like it at room temperature.
You can also sprinkle a little chili or ground cumin over the raita just before serving if you like.
Place the cucumber in a small bowl. Add the yogurt, shallots, mint leaves and mix well. Serve chilled. Some like it at room temperature.
You can also sprinkle a little chili or ground cumin over the raita just before serving if you like.
- Nov 17, '09 6:56 PM
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