Spiced Cucumber Raita
Recipe: #12910
June 29, 2014
Categories: Side Dishes, Cucumber, Indian, Vegetarian, Spices, Yogurt, Spicy, more
"Saving this recipe from the Food Network Kitchens. Looks easy and tasty! Serving size is said to be 1/4 cup, but from my experience when eating with Indian friends, each person eats at least 1/2 cup of the raita!!!"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (121.3 g)
- Calories 164.9
- Total Fat - 4.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.5 g
- Cholesterol - 5.7 mg
- Sodium - 211.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 23.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.9 g
- Sugars - 4 g
- Protein - 7.9 g
- Calcium - 156.5 mg
- Iron - 1.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 6.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Toast the cumin and coriander seed in a small hot pan over medium heat, 3 to 5 minutes, or until toasted. Process the seeds in a spice grinder until powdery.
Step 2
Combine the spice powder with the yogurt, cucumber, 2 tablespoons cilantro, lime juice, vegetable oil, and chile with 1 tablespoon water in a bowl. Top with remaining cilantro.
Step 3
Grill or toast the naan until warm, brush with butter. Serve the raita with the warm naan.
Step 4
Makes 2 cups, about eight 1/4 cup servings.
Tips
No special items needed.