Cucumber Raita - cucumber salad - cucumber recipes

Cucumber Raita - Cucumber recipeCool Cucumber salad with yogurt

Cucumber Raita is a cool cucumber salad dish with yogurt(curds) that is served with a variety of Indian rice or bread. Not only it is a very healthy recipe, but it is easy and simple and quick recipe too.

In Indian languages Cucumber is known as Kheera/kakdi(hindi), kakdi(marathi), savatekai(kannada)languages.

In the hot summer months, cucumber is a popular vegetable/fruit to keep you cool. When you addyogurt to it, that becomes still cooler.

When you have it after or with a hot Curry, it will make you feel cool. That way you can enjoy your hot curry and not feel the burning too. Just try it.

How to Make Cucumber Raitha

Ingredients

Cucumber - 1 cup chopped finely Curds(plain yogurt) - 1 cup Salt - to taste Sugar - 1/4 tsp Green chilli(optional) - 1 no slit in half. Coriander(Cilantro) leaves - 1 tbsp chopped

For Seasoning

Oil - 1 tsp Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp Asafoetida - a pinch

Prepare Seasoning

Heat oil. Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Add the slit chilli, pinch of asafetida.

Mixing

Mix together chopped cucumber, cilantro leaves, salt, sugar, curds. Add the prepared seasoning and mix well. Cool if you wish and serve with rice or bread.

Tips

The plain yogurt(curds)should be fresh and sweet. Make sure it is not sour.Keep the raitha in the fridge if you are planning to serve it later. If left outside, it can get sour.



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