Cucumber Raita
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
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1 batch
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 cups plain yogurt
- 1⁄2 cup sour cream
- 1 cucumber, peeled, seeded, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons of fresh mint, finely chopped plus sprig for garnish
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin, roasted in dry skillet until you can smell it
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- salt
- pepper
directions
- Mix the yogurt and sour cream together. Add all the other ingredients and mix. Cover and refrigerate until ready to eat.
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Reviews
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I did make some amendments, but not to the spirit of the recipe. Used Greek yoghurt instead of standard yoghurt and sour cream; whole cumin seeds instead of ground; grated the cuke and drained most of the liquid. Didn't have any fresh mint so used a good pinch of dried, also added 1/2 tsp finely chopped fresh ginger. Let stand in the fridge for 2 hours and it was lovely with a rich curry.
Tweaks
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I did make some amendments, but not to the spirit of the recipe. Used Greek yoghurt instead of standard yoghurt and sour cream; whole cumin seeds instead of ground; grated the cuke and drained most of the liquid. Didn't have any fresh mint so used a good pinch of dried, also added 1/2 tsp finely chopped fresh ginger. Let stand in the fridge for 2 hours and it was lovely with a rich curry.
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