16. Cucumber Raita

Name: 16. Cucumber Raita
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 2 cups of yogurt (plain or sweet ); 2 fresh scallions ( green onions in simple language 🙂; 1-2 fresh green chilies; 1 thumb-sized ginger root; 1 garlic clove; 1 cucumber; 1 lemon juice; salt; 1/2 tsp Cumin (Zeera) seeds; 2-3 black pepper corns

3 steps

Prep:20min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:07:40 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories89.9 kcal (4%)

Total Fat3.5 g (5%)

Carbs11.4 g (4%)

Sugars6.3 g (7%)

Protein4.4 g (9%)

Sodium205.4 mg (10%)

Fiber0.9 g (3%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

5 servings

2 cupsyogurt

plain or sweet

2fresh scallions

green onions in simple language

Instructions

Step 1

Peel the cucumber, remove the seed and grate it. After grating, squeeze and remove all the excess juice. Mix the yoghurt and the cucumber. Puree the ginger and garlic and mix.

Step 2

Chop the Chilli and Scallions and mix. Heat cumin seeds in a dry saucepan until they smoke, then reduce to a powder with the peppercorns and salt. Add to the raita.

Step 3