Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Refreshing cucumber raita

In my house a meal without sides is a rare. But really its not easy for a lazy person like me to think up or look up new sides for my desi foods, belive me there are many. So the easiest and my go to side is a Cucumber Raita. Its refeshing, light, healthy very very easy to make and goes with moslty all the desi food you can think of.



Ingredients:
1 grated    Cucumber
2 tsp         Cumin
1 1/2 cups Yogurt
Milk or Water to thin the yougurt
salt to taste
pepper to taste
corriander for garnish

Method:
- Grate the cucumber
- In a bowl Mix yogurt with milk or water to a consistency you like.
- Dry roast the cumin in a pan until its fraganant. Put it on a side to cool a little.
-Add the cucumber to the yogurt, add the spices and cumin. Mix. Garinsh with chopped corriander and serve cold.




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