Cucumber Mint Raita
Recipe: #153
September 13, 2011
Categories: Side Dishes, Cucumber, Indian, One-Pot Meal, Potluck Gluten-Free, High Protein, Low Carbohydrate, No Eggs, Vegetarian, Yogurt, Vegetarian Dinner, more
"Raita - A cold yoghurt condiment used as a side dish to curry, is often served with Indian food to cut the heat of the spicy dishes."
Original is 5 servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (143.6 g)
- Calories 138.4
- Total Fat - 2.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.4 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 49.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 24.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.7 g
- Sugars - 4 g
- Protein - 4.8 g
- Calcium - 167.8 mg
- Iron - 2 mg
- Vitamin C - 4.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Coarsely grate cucumber and pat dry with paper towels, set aside. Whisk the yoghurt, mint, cumin, and 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper in a medium bowl to blend.
Step 2
Add the grated cucumber and toss to coat. Season raita with salt and pepper.
Step 3
Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours (this can be prepared 1 day ahead, keep refrigerated).
Step 4
Sprinkle raita with a pinch of cayenne pepper and serve.
Tips
No special items needed.
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