Cucumber-mint raita

Pakistani · easy

Cucumber-mint raita

Grated cucumber and mint in whisked yogurt with roasted cumin; the cooling topping for chilli.

Protein 2 gCarbs 6 gFat 2 g

Makes 1 · On the day 3 min · Fresh

Ingredients

45 g
80 g
2 g
1 g
0.5 g

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Method

  1. Grate the cucumber and squeeze out a little water.

  2. Whisk the yogurt smooth, stir in cucumber, cumin, mint and salt.

Keeping

Keeps
Fridge 1 day

Why it tastes good: Dry-roast the cumin 30 s before crushing; plain raita suddenly tastes like a restaurant one.

Nutrition, per portion

Cucumber-mint raita

Calories50
Protein2 g
Carbs6 g
Fat2 g

Adapted from Cool-as-a-Cucumber Raita by SparkPeople community (4.4 stars from 60 member ratings).

Photo: Cucumber-raita by Sonia Goyal, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons).

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