Cucumber Raita
From joe1155 14 years ago
- 5 minutes to make
- Serves 2
This is an Indian style side dish to spicy curries. I like it on bread too. I should have photographed this, but it was gone too quickly!
Ingredients
- 1 cup plain yogurt shopping list
- 1 small onion, very finely diced, shopping list
- 1 small cucumber, peeled and finely chopped shopping list
- 1/2 tsp black onion seeds (get them at your local Asian shop) shopping list
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder shopping list
- 1 Tbsp oil or ghee shopping list
- salt and pepper to taste shopping list
How to make it
- Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and add the oil.
- Add the onion and saute until almost glassy. Add the black onion seeds and stir until you can hear them start to pop.
- Add the cumin and cook until the fragrance comes out.
- Remove from the heat and let cool.
- Mix the yogurt, cucumber and the salt and pepper. Add the cooled onion and spice mixture and stir to combine.
- Put in the refidgerator for about a half hour or overnight.
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Yes, this should compliment the spicy dishes quite nicely! Thanks for sharing, sounds wonderful!
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I'll take some of this stuff to the tavern on Friday night. I reckon they'll love it with some nice Indian bread of sorts. Cheers
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