Cucumber Mint Raita

Raita is something I make often to accompany curries and pulao. Making raita as part of our daily meal is a good way to include curd. Curd helps in soothing the stomach after eating spicy food. And raita is a delightful way to have curd if you do not like eating plain curd like me!

I often make a simple onion-tomato raita to go along with my curries and pulao. For a change, I made this mint flavored cucumber raita. The mint flavor is not so over powering and lends a fresh aroma to the raita. The raita tastes best when chilled and served.  Greek yogurt works best for this raita, though you may use normal yogurt too. Relish this raita with curries, pulao, biriyani and even as a dip.

Cucumber Mint Raita

Mint flavored cucumber raita seasoned with freshly roasted and grounded cumin-pepper

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Servings 2

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 5 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Ingredients

• Cucumber – 1 medium
• Mint leaves – 25 to 30 finely chopped
• Greek yogurt – 1 cup
• Cumin/Jeera – 1/4 tsp
• Black pepper – 5
• Salt – to taste
• Lemon juice – 1/2 tsp

Instructions

• Dry roast the cumin and pepper. Powder them using a mortar and pestle.
• Peel the skin of cucumber and remove the seeds. Grate the cucumber and squeeze out any excess water. Keep aside.
• In a bowl add curd and whisk well. Add salt, cumin-pepper powder and mix well. Add the grated cucumber, mint leaves and mix well.
• Refrigerate for 20 minutes. Add lemon juice just before serving.

Notes

• You can use normal yogurt instead of Greek yogurt. Make sure the yogurt is thick.
• You can add finely chopped green chillies for some spice.

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Indian