Raita (5-Minute Version)

Name: Raita (5-Minute Version)
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups plain yogurt; ½ grated cucumber; 2 tbsp mint, chopped; ½ tsp cumin, roasted, ground; ½ tsp salt; ¼ tsp cayenne, for garnish

Cooling yogurt side dish with cucumber and mint. Perfect with spicy curries.

Total time: 5 min
Prep: 5 min
Serves: 4
Difficulty: Easy
Per serving: 60 kcal

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Ingredients

2 cups plain yogurt Swap
½ grated cucumber
2 tbsp mint, chopped Swap
½ tsp cumin, roasted, ground
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp cayenne, for garnish Swap

Equipment

bowl

Method

Whisk yogurt until smooth.
Fold in cucumber, mint, cumin, salt.
Chill 30 min. Garnish with cayenne.

Nutrition per serving

Calories: 60
Protein: 4g
Carbs: 6g
Fat: 2g

Estimates only. Check ingredient labels and allergens, and cook meat and poultry to safe internal temperatures.

indian · yogurt · side · cooling · vegetarian · quick

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Substitute for cayenne pepper

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