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Cucumber Raita

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Introduction

This is an excellent side dish to serve as cool relief along with spicy food. If you don’t have an English cucumber, use a regular one, but scrape out the seeds before chopping.

Ingredients

½ onion, finely chopped
1 English cucumber, finely chopped
1 tsp. ground cumin (or more to taste)
¼ to ½ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
16 oz. plain yogurt
~ Salt to taste

Steps

  1. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl. Adjust cumin and salt to taste, and serve.

Notes

Read Sona Pai’s essay about how chicken curry and cucumber raita make a perfect pair.

This content is from the Sona Pai collection.

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