Cucumber Raita Recipe

My friend, who is a professional chef at a famous Five Star Hotel, gave me this Cucumber Raita recipe. It is a very simple and easy recipe. You will love this delicious recipe. Cucumber Raita is the best Indian condiment .It has cooling effect which can be used to foil the effects of spicy Indian dishes .It is a side dish which increases your taste. You should try this Cucumber Raita recipe. Cucumber Raita picture

Summary

Preparation Time5 MinCooking Time15 Min

Ready In20 MinDifficulty LevelEasy

Health IndexAverageServings5

CuisineIndianCourseSide Dish

TasteSavourSpecialityKids, Diwali, Holi, Holidays, Wedding

VegetarianVegetarianMain IngredientCucumber

Interest GroupEveryday

Ingredients

	Yogurt	1 1⁄5 Liter
	Cucumber	1⁄2 Kilogram
	Salt	25 Gram
	Cumin	20 Gram

Nutrition Facts

Serving size

Calories 176 Calories from Fat 77

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 9 g13.5%

Saturated Fat 5.1 g25.6%

Trans Fat 0 g

Cholesterol 31.2 mg10.4%

Sodium 2057 mg85.7%

Total Carbohydrates 17 g5.5%

Dietary Fiber 0.92 g3.7%

Sugars 12.9 g

Protein 10 g19.4%

Vitamin A 7.9% Vitamin C 7.2%

Calcium 34.5% Iron 17.1%

*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet

Directions

• Whisk yoghurt in a bowl with a whisk till no grains are left in yoghurt.
• Add salt and whisk.
• Broil the cumin and crush it coarsely.
• Add this to the yoghurt and whisk.
• Peel the cucumber and grate the cucumber flesh only {not the seed.}
{please note that the cucumber has to be grated from the thick grate}.
• Mix the cucumber and the yoghurt with a spoon and not a whisk.

Comments

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veg foodie says :

I love this recipe..very refreshing! i always used finely julienned cucumbers for this but never grated ..though how am I supposed to discard the seeds. do u mean to core them..? so much would be wasted then... :(

Posted on: 12 September 2009 - 12:44pm

Theo Bishop says :

the middle bit on a cucumber is watery rubbish , cut the cucumber longways and run a tea spoon right down the length of the cucumber to remove the seeds.

Posted on: 13 November 2010 - 8:16pm