North India

Cucumber raita

Name: Cucumber raita
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: North Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt); 1 large grated cucumber; 1 tsp to roast and crush cumin seeds; 1/2 tsp black salt; a pinch salt; a few leaves chopped mint leaves; 1/2 finely chopped, optional green chilli; a pinch red chilli powder (indian red chili powder); a little chopped coriander leaves (cilantro)

Cold curd, cucumber and roasted cumin. The fire extinguisher for spicy days.

15 minTime

4 gProtein each

mildSpice

Raita and roasted cumin2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

73kcalsame

4 gproteinsame

1 gfibresame

15minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt)2 cups

Cucumber1 large, grated

Cumin seeds1 tsp, to roast and crush

Black salt½ tsp

Salta pinch

Mint leavesa few leaves, chopped

Green chilli½, finely chopped, optional

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)a pinch

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a little, chopped

Method

4 steps

1Dry roast the cumin seeds until dark and fragrant, then crush them.
2Grate the cucumber and squeeze out some of the water.
3Whisk the curd smooth, then mix in the cucumber, black salt, salt, mint, green chilli, coriander and most of the cumin.
4Chill for 10 minutes. Dust with chilli powder and the remaining cumin just before serving.

Serve it like this

Toss just before serving and bring it to the table cold, so it stays crisp.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

North India

Cucumber raita

Cold curd, cucumber and roasted cumin. The fire extinguisher for spicy days.

15 minTime

4 gProtein each

mildSpice

Raita and roasted cumin2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.

The original

73kcalsame

4 gproteinsame

1 gfibresame

15minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt)2 cups

Cucumber1 large, grated

Cumin seeds1 tsp, to roast and crush

Black salt½ tsp

Salta pinch

Mint leavesa few leaves, chopped

Green chilli½, finely chopped, optional

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)a pinch

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a little, chopped

Method

4 steps

1Dry roast the cumin seeds until dark and fragrant, then crush them.
2Grate the cucumber and squeeze out some of the water.
3Whisk the curd smooth, then mix in the cucumber, black salt, salt, mint, green chilli, coriander and most of the cumin.
4Chill for 10 minutes. Dust with chilli powder and the remaining cumin just before serving.

Serve it like this

Toss just before serving and bring it to the table cold, so it stays crisp.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Cucumber raita

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

Cucumber raita

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

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