Cucumber Raita-Cucumber Raita Recipe-Kakdi Raita

Ingredients needed

Thick curd/ Plain yoghurt – 1 1/2 cup ( add more if you like)
Grated cucumber -2 cups
Roasted Cumin Powder – 1 tsp (dry roast jeera seeds and powder it)
Salt as required

For the seasoning

Oil – 1 tsp
Mustard – 1 tsp
Green chilli -1 finely chopped
Curry leaves – few

Method

Mix curd with it.

Heat a tsp of oil , add mustard seeds, when mustard splutters, add finely chopped green chilli and curry leaves. Pour it over the cucumber+ curd mix.

Sprinkle roasted cumin powder on top and garnish with coriander leaves.

It is a fantastic side dish for Vegetable pulao ,Mint pulao ,Tomato rice, Peas pulao, Cauliflower pulao and most rice dishes and all biryanis.

You can enjoy it chilled as such without any accompaniment also.

Variations-

Grated carrots and finely chopped tomatoes can also be added to this.

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