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Raita

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Raita

Cooling Indian yoghurt with cucumber, cumin and mint — the essential accompaniment to spicy curries and biryani.

Total time
15 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
0 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Indian
vegetariangluten-free

Ingredients

500mlfull fat yoghurt
1cucumber, grated and squeezed dry
1 handfulfresh mint, chopped
1 tsproasted cumin powder
1 tspchaat masala
1 tspsalt
1 pinchchilli powder for garnish

Instructions

1

Whisk yoghurt until smooth.

2

Squeeze all moisture from grated cucumber.

3

Add cucumber, mint, roasted cumin and chaat masala to yoghurt.

4

Season with salt and mix well.

5

Taste and adjust seasoning.

6

Refrigerate at least 30 minutes for flavours to develop.

7

Dust with chilli powder before serving alongside biryani or any spicy curry.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories
91
Protein
5.1g
Fat
4.2g
Carbs
9.3g
Fiber
0.8g
Sodium
526mg

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