Cucumber Raita — Cooks Without Borders

Cucumber Raita

This cucumber raita is the perfect thing to serve with butter chicken, or any Indian curry. The recipe (which was included in a July 2020 story about cucumber salads) is very basic and forgiving — tweak to your heart’s (and palate’s) delight, adding less or more cumin, omitting the sugar (as I often do) or adding more lemon juice as you see fit. I use whole milk yogurt, but low-fat will work fine as well. The cumin is best if you toast seeds (in a small pan over medium heat until fragrant) then grind them in a spice grinder or mortar, but pre-ground works fine too.

Makes about 1 1/4 cup.

Ingredients

1 cucumber, peeled

1 cup whole milk yogurt

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon sugar

1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice

Cilantro leaves for garnish (optional)

Instructions

1. Grate the cucumber on the medium holes of a box grater. Use your hands to squeeze out as much of the water as possible, and place in a medium mixing bowl.

2. Add the yogurt, cumin, salt, sugar and lemon juice and stir to combine. Adjust seasoning, garnish with cilantro leaves (if desired) and serve.

Cucumber Raita

Cucumber Raita

Yield: 1 1/4 cup
Author: Leslie Brenner
This cucumber raita is the perfect thing to serve with butter chicken, or any Indian curry. The recipe (which was included in a July 2020 story about cucumber salads) is very basic and forgiving — tweak to your heart’s (and palate’s) delight, adding less or more cumin, omitting the sugar (as I often do) or adding more lemon juice as you see fit. I use whole milk yogurt, but low-fat will work fine as well. The cumin is best if you toast seeds (in a small pan over medium heat until fragrant) then grind them in a spice grinder or mortar, but pre-ground works fine too.

Ingredients

  • 1 cucumber, peeled
  • 1 cup whole milk yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • Cilantro leaves for garnish (optional)

Instructions

  1. Grate the cucumber on the medium holes of a box grater. Use your hands to squeeze out as much of the water as possible, and place in a medium mixing bowl.
  2. Add the yogurt, cumin, salt, sugar and lemon juice and stir to combine. Adjust seasoning, garnish with cilantro leaves (if desired) and serve.
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Grate the cucumber on the medium holes of a box grater. Use your hands to squeeze out as much of the water as possible, and place in a medium mixing bowl.

Add the yogurt, cumin, salt, sugar and lemon juice and stir to combine. Adjust seasoning, garnish with cilantro leaves (if desired) and serve.