Cucumber Raita Recipe
Rekha Kakkar
Raita is a popular side dish in Indian cuisine. Cucumber raita recipe with Mint. Raita for biryani is almost a staple in Indian food. This raita is recipe is cooling and perfect raita to serve with spicy food.
Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Total Time 5 minutes mins
Course Appetizer, condiments, side diish
Cuisine indian cuisine
Servings 4
Calories 77 kcal
200 grams cucumber 400 grams yogurt 1/4 cup milk salt to taste 2 tbsp chopped mint leaves red chilli powder to taste roasted cumin powder
In a mixing bowl add yogurt.
Whisk it nicely with a whisk. Good whisking is important for the texture of raita.
Add milk in the bowl to adjust the consistency of the raita. add More milk if you are using greek yogurt.
Now add salt to taste and chopped mint.
Also, add grated cucumber and whisk everything.
Transfer the cucumber raita in a serving dish and sprinkle a generous amount of red chilli powder and roasted cumin powder.
serve raita chilled with any Indian meal.
Calories: 77 kcal Carbohydrates: 6 g Protein: 4 g Fat: 4 g Saturated Fat: 2 g Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1 g Monounsaturated Fat: 1 g Cholesterol: 15 mg Sodium: 53 mg Potassium: 247 mg Fiber: 0.3 g Sugar: 6 g Vitamin A: 161 IU Vitamin C: 2 mg Calcium: 148 mg Iron: 0.2 mg