Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Cucumber raita

                                                          Kheera or cucumber raita

                                                                   

Ingredients
1small cucumber
2cups fresh yoghurt
Salt to taste
1 teaspoon ghee
1/2 teaspoon jeera(cummin seeds)
1/2teaspoon mustard seeds

Dried mint leaves powder and roasted jeera powder
Wash peel and grate cucumber.Whisk yoghurt and add grated cucumber to it.Mix well.Heat ghee in a seasoning pan add cummin seeds and mustard seeds.Pour over raita and mix.Add salt to taste
.Garnish raita with jeera and mint powder .Raita is ready to serve.
It is very soothing and gives a cooling effect.
Tips :-
Salt should be added just before serving .If added early then yoghurt start getting sour.



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