Featured condiment 3 - Cucumber Raita Recipe

As a legendary side dish in Indian history, we’re excited to bring this third installment of Indian condiment recipes. The term ‘Raita’ was first mentioned in the 19th-century and originated in the Indian subcontinent. Made with curd as the main ingredient, and raw vegetables and spices, this condiment adds life to your meals. With this classic summer bowl of goodness, you can light up your meals and enjoy your fiery grills and succulent dishes with ease. 

Put on your apron and plan a backyard grilling assembly or order food takeout to relish the scrumptious dinner with this cooling fresh cucumber Raita. Let’s continue with the recipe. 

Ingredients required 

• 1 medium-sized cucumber 

• 2 cups plain yogurt/greek yogurt

• 2 tsp cumin seeds

• ½ tsp of black salt 

• 1 tsp of rock salt 

• ¼ tsp of black pepper 

• 2 tbsp fresh mint leaves 

Preparation Method

1. Start with peeling the cucumber and removing seeds as seeds. Rinse it with water and dice it into small pieces or grate it with a grater. Now keep it aside. On the other side, beat the yogurt into a bowl using a whisk if you’re not using greek yogurt. 

2. The next thing you have to do is in a pan, drop the cumin seeds and stir for 1 minute on a low flame. As the seeds start changing color and turn aromatic, turn off the flame. Now, make a coarse powder of cumin seeds using a hand grinder or grinding stone.

3. Take the bowl of yogurt and add black salt, black pepper, and rock salt with the roasted cumin powder we have prepared. Also, add the diced or grated cucumber into it with some freshly chopped mint leaves. 

4. Mix well all the ingredients together in yogurt and serve by topping off a few mint leaves. You can also chill it in the refrigerator before serving. 

Hope you liked the recipe! If you did, try it at home and enjoy it with your weekend barbeque platter. You will feel how this quick recipe of cucumber Raita will magically enhance the state of your meals. You can also quickly order it from Indian Grill without searching for the best Indian restaurant for hours.