Raita, a cool yogurt-and-cucumber sauce — the ideal refreshing side for spicy dishes.
Ingredients
- 250 ml peeled, grated cucumber (1 cup)
- 250 ml plain yogurt (1 cup)
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 60 ml fresh coriander (¼ cup)
- 30 ml fresh mint (2 tbsp)
- 1 pinch ground cumin
- 1 tsp salt
Preparation
- In a colander, salt the grated cucumber and let it drain 20 min; rinse and drain again.
- Into the yogurt, mix the chopped onion, coriander and mint, a little salt and the cumin.
- Stir the cucumber into the sauce.