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