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Raita

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Difficulty: medium

Categories: Sauce, Side

Tags: indian, recipes for dip, recipes for sauces and condiments, recipes using chile, recipes using cilantro, recipes using mint, recipes using yogurt, recipes with images, recipes without cooking time, recipes without servings, side dish, very easy

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3ARaita)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3ARaita&oldid=4518927

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • ⅛ cup grated cucumber (about 1 inch of cucumber)
  • ½ cup plain yogurt
  • 2–3 mint leaves, chopped
  • 2 cilantro leaves, chopped
  • 1–2 tbsp finely chopped or minced onions (optional)
  • Salt (coarse salt preferred)
  • Chile powder
  • Ground cumin

Directions

  1. Squeeze the grated cucumber to remove and discard excess liquid.
  2. Stir the cucumber into the yogurt.
  3. Add chopped mint, cilantro, and onion.
  4. Add salt to taste.
  5. Sprinkle a little ground cumin on top.
  6. Sprinkle with chili powder if desired.
  7. Refrigerate and serve cold.