Yogurt Raita
We make a quick Indian-inspired yogurt sauce to complement a spicy meal. Plain yogurt and cucumber is infused with cumin and herbs and refrigerated to meld the flavors. Originally served as part of 5 Kid Draw.
Ingredients
- 1 cup plain, lowfat, organic yogurt
- ¼ large English cucumber
- ¼ teaspoon coarse salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
- 3 leaves fresh mint (cleaned and chopped)
- 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro (cleaned and chopped)
Instructions
We start by putting the yogurt into a medium bowl. We grate the piece of cucumber, still with the skin and small seeds (it is "seedless"), onto a piece of wax paper with the box grater. We add the 6 tablespoons of grated cucumber to the yogurt. We also stir in the salt, cumin, mint and cilantro.
We cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for a half an hour to allow the flavors to meld.