Ingredients
- 1 cup , whisked smooth
- ½ cucumber, grated (squeeze out water)
- ½ tsp roasted powder — see
- salt or
- a pinch
- mint or
Steps
- 1.Whisk the yogurt smooth.
- 2.Stir in cucumber, , salt, and chili.
- 3.Chill; garnish with mint or coriander.
Raita
Cooling spiced yogurt
spiced yogurt side dish
- Active
- ~10 min
- Yield
- Pairs with
- biryani, pulao, parathas, and anything spicy — it cools the plate.
Variations
Boondi raita: with crisp little chickpea-flour drops.
Onion-tomato raita / mint raita.
Yogurt's job is to cool. It tames chilli heat better than water because its fat and milk protein grab the capsaicin that water just spreads around. Roasted cumin is the flavour that says "raita." Every region has its own add-ins.