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Monday, May 13, 2013

Cucumber Raita (Version 2)


Raitas are side dishes usually prepared to accompany spicy dishes since yogurt acts as a coolant. There are of course spicy raitas too like this one for example, that can form a quick meal when served with rotis / rice. I some times keep it pretty basic to eat it as a snack and go with (naturally) sweet, fresh yogurt as this cucumber raita. I added some crushed fennel and cumin seeds for the flavor and trust me, this is simple yet yummy. This can be served along with rotis as well.

Ingredients: (2 servings)
1.5 cup yogurt
1/4 cup grated cucumber
1 tsp roughly crushed fennel seeds / saunf (save some to garnish)
Cumin powder to taste
Salt to taste
Minced cilantro to garnish

Method:
Whisk the yogurt lightly with a fork. Add salt, cumin powder and fennel seeds. Mix well. Gently stir in the grated cucumber. Garnish with cilantro and crushed fennel seeds before serving. 

I decided on this dish as soon as I saw the announcement of this minth's Magic Mingle. It goes to MM#17 - Yogurt & Fennel Seeds.

 
Comments

10 comments:

great-secret-of-life said...

perfect cooling...Summer treat!

Prema said...

delicious raita,loved it...

Hari Chandana said...

Perfect for this hot summer.. Yummy !

Preety said...

love the addition of fennel seeds..

Corporate to Kitchen said...

This is such a cooling & frefreshing sald. Its my all time fav

sweet spicy tasty said...

simple and refreshing for scorching summer

Vanamala Hebbar said...

Very nice ... looks tasty

Harini R said...

Definitely a flavorful raitha.

Nisha said...

An interesting addition to the usual raita. Nice.

Unknown said...

so perfect for summer cooling... love cucumber and curd!!and their combination is out of the world!!Sowmya
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